How old are the katar types?

[Jens Nordlunde]

Miguel,
When you in the future show pictures, make sure that the friquence you show are of the same weapon - or everyone will get confused - I am still a bit confused.
Jens

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Miguel,
When you in the future show pictures, make sure that the friquence you show are of the same weapon - or everyone will get confused - I am still a bit confused.
Jens

Hi Jens,
Point taken sorry for the confusion. On my last set of photos the dot inscriptions on the arms of the katar shown on photos 2 & 3 are the arms of the second katar shown on my original photos and the inscriptions shown on photos 4 & 5 are those of the third katar shown in my original photos, trust this clears the confusion.
Best regards
Miguel

[Jens Nordlunde]

Miguel,
You can sometimes see, the dot markings, on the side guards or on the blade, and some other markings on the weapon as well. these will likely be fro other armouries, although you can not be sure which of the marking are the oldest.
However a humble guess would be, that the Bikaner dot marking is the latest. If you look at where Bikaner is placed, quite to the north and in the midth of a desert, this is the likely end place for the weapons - but sometimes you are surprised.
Jens

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Miguel,
You can sometimes see, the dot markings, on the side guards or on the blade, and some other markings on the weapon as well. these will likely be fro other armouries, although you can not be sure which of the marking are the oldest.
However a humble guess would be, that the Bikaner dot marking is the latest. If you look at where Bikaner is placed, quite to the north and in the midth of a desert, this is the likely end place for the weapons - but sometimes you are surprised.
Jens

Hi Jens
Thank you so much for sharing some of your knowledge and time in answering my queries. I hope that you also derived some enjoyment from it.
Best regards
Miguel