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Jens Nordlunde · 6th February 2006, 03:30 PM

Hi Jim – nice to see you back at full speed

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You write that the katar maybe goes back to the 15th century, this is not entirely true, as good old Ibn Batutta described how someone he was travelling with, was killed with a katar, and that was around 1332. The incident, which took place at the west coast of India, gives reason to believe that the katar could be even older.

6th February 2006, 03:30 PM	#8
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	Hi Jim – nice to see you back at full speed. You write that the katar maybe goes back to the 15th century, this is not entirely true, as good old Ibn Batutta described how someone he was travelling with, was killed with a katar, and that was around 1332. The incident, which took place at the west coast of India, gives reason to believe that the katar could be even older.