Katar with scabbard

ariel · 31st August 2015, 05:17 PM

Taking into account that it is wootz, the katar is grossly unlikely to be younger than the first half of the 19 century. Older - definitely.
Scabbards, like all organic materials, wore out pretty easily and yours may be a later replacement, or even a 3rd or a 4th one :-) Somehow, I do not think it may provide accurate dating of the katar.

Waiting for Jens, he is definitely smarter and better informed.

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31st August 2015, 05:17 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Taking into account that it is wootz, the katar is grossly unlikely to be younger than the first half of the 19 century. Older - definitely. Scabbards, like all organic materials, wore out pretty easily and yours may be a later replacement, or even a 3rd or a 4th one :-) Somehow, I do not think it may provide accurate dating of the katar. Waiting for Jens, he is definitely smarter and better informed.