Very good point Jens. Much like the weapons being produced in varying locations , the locations of actual minting were not necessarily the location where the product was used. Thank you for noting the coins using the katar as a mark....reminds me of the great photos of Nepalese coins with kukris on them that Spiral shared in a previous thread.
BTW, the shape of this katar hilt looks very much like the 'garsoe' katar in Egerton (#727 I think).
All the best,
Jim
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