19 C. Jamdhar Katari Dagger For Comment

Lew · 14th July 2006, 11:54 AM

This arrived yesterday. This is the only one I have seen of this type that has a brass hilt and not a steel one. Does the brass hilt suggest it's a 19th century katari and not one from the 17th or 18th century?

Lew

Valjhun · 14th July 2006, 11:36 PM

I don't think that is a jamdhar katari, but rather a fancy koumya from Maghrib.

The decorations are also verry typical of north africa. Can you post a better photo of the hilt?

Lew · 15th July 2006, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Valjhun

I don't think that is a jamdhar katari, but rather a fancy koumya from Maghrib.

The decorations are also verry typical of north africa. Can you post a better photo of the hilt?

Hi Jens

It's definately a form of a jamadhar katari. Here is a link to one Artzi had some years ago. http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=761 the scabbard and trim are the same but his had a steel hilt rather than a brass one. Notice the scabbard construction is identical.

Lew

Jens Nordlunde · 15th July 2006, 01:47 PM

It is not a Koumya, it is a Jandhar katari normally attributed to the Hindu Kush region. The ones I have seen so far have been made in one piece. Some of them can have decorations on the pommel, like this one although most of them don’t.

14th July 2006, 11:54 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	19 C. Jamdhar Katari Dagger For Comment This arrived yesterday. This is the only one I have seen of this type that has a brass hilt and not a steel one. Does the brass hilt suggest it's a 19th century katari and not one from the 17th or 18th century? Lew Attached Images

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Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	I don't think that is a jamdhar katari, but rather a fancy koumya from Maghrib. The decorations are also verry typical of north africa. Can you post a better photo of the hilt?

15th July 2006, 01:47 PM	#4
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	It is not a Koumya, it is a Jandhar katari normally attributed to the Hindu Kush region. The ones I have seen so far have been made in one piece. Some of them can have decorations on the pommel, like this one although most of them don’t.