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>Costume Studies
>>1674 Maratha silladar
>>>katar
Subject: silladar, bargir cavalryman
Culture: Maratha
Setting: Maratha confederacy, central India 17-18thc
Object: कट्यार kaṭyāra katar punch-dagger

Higgins Armory Museum > Scimitars to Samurai: Arms around the World *
"Jamadhar (punch dagger), 1700s India Steel; gold Weight: 1 lb. 2 oz." ..





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​* Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery
"Dagger (katar)  Indian, 18th century"
​Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Dagger (katar)  Indian, Gwalior, early 19th century
  The blade is short and recurved, with a heavily reinforced point.
  The hilt has four cross grips and is fitted with a red loop and tassel.
 The scabbard is wood covered with red velvet and has a pierced gilt chape." ...











* cf.
>1509 Vijayanagara infantry dagger katar
>1685 Mughal ahadi dagger katar
>1751 Rajput zamindar dagger katar
>1760 Maratha pindari dagger katar