Wootz Katar

mariusgmioc · 9th August 2016, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by estcrh

I do not think it is a katar, I would like to see the whole image though, nice wootz pattern.

No, no, the one with the hunting scene. That's the one I would like to have!

But I wouldn't say no to this one as well (it seems to be a Khanjar or a relative). The etching is poorly done as the surface was crudely cleaned, but not polished adequately (up to 2000-3000 grit).

Jens Nordlunde · 9th August 2016, 06:17 PM

Marius,
Where would you say stop - no, no, no:-):-)?
We all have our limits, where is yours?

mariusgmioc · 9th August 2016, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Marius,
Where would you say stop - no, no, no:-):-)?
We all have our limits, where is yours?

Don't know. Didn't reach it yet. Will let you know as soon as I get there.

Jens Nordlunde · 9th August 2016, 09:26 PM

I know where my limits are, in both ends of the scala - and I have known for a very long time, but I wont tell :-).

Mercenary · 14th August 2016, 05:36 PM

If compared the number of hunts and battles in the history of India (both South and North), the answer will be obvious

Jens Nordlunde · 14th August 2016, 06:04 PM

Yes, but you must remember that they, in the south, hardly if ever showed battle scenes.

Mercenary · 14th August 2016, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Yes, but you must remember that they, in the south, hardly if ever showed battle scenes.

Many thanks. Of course. I know only TWO battle scenes with using jamdhar. However I'm sure that hunting was weekly or monthly, but battles weren't.

ariel · 15th August 2016, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mercenary

If compared the number of hunts and battles in the history of India (both South and North), the answer will be obvious

The problem with this assertion is that you do not know the number of tiger hunts ( unless you can guess-timate them as above) and the number of military confrontations large and small, recorded and unrecorded, number of warriors involved, number of iconographic sources, their emphasis on the specific use of katars etc, etc, etc.

There are multiple iconographic sources of warriors armed with katars. Do you suggest they carried them into battle to protect themselves against tigers?

One can just as well posit that EVERY glorious occasion of a Rajah dispatching a tiger with katar was immediately immortalized in a miniature:-)))

mariusgmioc · 15th August 2016, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

One can just as well posit that EVERY glorious occasion of a Rajah dispatching a tiger with katar was immediately immortalized in a miniature:-)))

Killing a tiger with a Katar?!

Unless one is "Chuck Norris" ... or the tiger is half dead, that belongs to legend, not reality!

Even a severely wounded tiger could easily kill an approaching human, unless the tiger is bound and immobilized.

How many stories about Rajas being killed by tigers are there?!

How many stories/depictions of glorious Rajas killing strong and healthy tigers, single handedly and without suffering the slightest scratch are there?!

So, how realistic all these sories/depictions are?!

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 17th August 2016, 01:51 AM

This would hurt....

ariel · 17th August 2016, 02:35 AM

Yup...

His groin must have been sore for weeks:-)

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Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Marius, Where would you say stop - no, no, no:-):-)? We all have our limits, where is yours?

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Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	I know where my limits are, in both ends of the scala - and I have known for a very long time, but I wont tell :-).

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Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Yes, but you must remember that they, in the south, hardly if ever showed battle scenes.

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ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Yup... His groin must have been sore for weeks:-)