Thank you Battara and Jens.
You made me understand that this or other katar hilts haven't suffered foreigner influence in their native form and decoration and that, in some cases, european blades could be used.
In fact the portuguese landed in southest India around 1500 and kept a few possessions there for a few centuries ... they were last driven out of Goa in 1961. This explains the term "portuguese India", and must be the area where this katar comes from, as the seller specializes in weapons from that region.
As you are noticing this is a southern model, would you say the blade is indeed an european attachement, and that it could be aged 18th century ?
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