I thought I had seen some stunning collections of daggers...until I opened this
https://www.pinterest.com/worldantiq...-short-swords/ ..... Not only does this display lead the reader around the most magnificent daggers available...but it then shows Katar down the ages including the important mid and late 16th C ...from the Vijayanagara Empire.
In a previous post I noted that The katar originated in southern India where its original name was kattari before being altered to katara (romanized as "katar" by the British) in the north. The earliest forms occur in the medieval Vijayanagara Empire. Katar dating back to this period often had a leaf- or shell-like knuckle-guard to protect the back of the hand, but this was discarded by the later half of the 17th century.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.