Katar Blade Markings & Origin ?

[archer]

Talk about being snake bit. I couldn't see the forest or the trees. It's Tanjore cousin is a bit more ornate. This type of blade was apparently being imported and in vogue in the 1600s. The upper arm guard is bent out from use or to give greater additional wrist motion. This seems common with curved Katars.

It's reasonable to assume that the blade was marked in India. A lot of the imports had whole phrases in Latin. I think the Katar has age showing it has nearly lost all of heavy silver plating. The blade doesn't show the same dark aging, it displays almost an active rust and the reddish tone seen on so may
recent creations.