Katar dagger, Rajput (?) late 18th c (?)

[RobT]

The hole in the blade may well have been from a different hilt mounting but isn't equally plausible that it was made as a mounting hole to display the dagger on a wall or plaque?

Sincerely,
RobT

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by RobT

The hole in the blade may well have been from a different hilt mounting but isn't equally plausible that it was made as a mounting hole to display the dagger on a wall or plaque?

Sincerely,
RobT

Good note Rob, and that has been the case with numbers of swords we have seen through the years. It seems a travesty, but years ago many old weapons were seen simply as displays rather than valuable pieces of history.