Scissors Katar

VANDOO · 11th July 2012, 10:17 PM

THE ORIGINAL ONE OF THESE WAS MADE IN THE 1700'S IN INDIA WHERE IT WAS USED BY A VENTRILOQUIST IN AN ACT CALLED THE TALKING KATAR.

I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW LEGEND ABOUT THESE.

THE ONLY THING I SEE ONITTED SO FAR IS THE STORY THAT THE HIDDEN BLADE WAS POISONED AND THE OUTER BLADE PROTECTED THE WEARER. THEY ARE INTERESTING AND NOT COMMONLY FOUND.

Jim McDougall · 13th July 2012, 01:27 AM

Welcome to the forum Shimmerxxx! and thank you for reviving this old thread with your interesting entry.....its amazing what some dealers come up with!!!
Good one Barry on the poisoned blade. Never could follow that concept, a thrust seems to be adequately fatal.......actually never heard of anybody sterilizing blades either....infection didnt need poison.

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11th July 2012, 10:17 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE ORIGINAL ONE OF THESE WAS MADE IN THE 1700'S IN INDIA WHERE IT WAS USED BY A VENTRILOQUIST IN AN ACT CALLED THE TALKING KATAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW LEGEND ABOUT THESE. THE ONLY THING I SEE ONITTED SO FAR IS THE STORY THAT THE HIDDEN BLADE WAS POISONED AND THE OUTER BLADE PROTECTED THE WEARER. THEY ARE INTERESTING AND NOT COMMONLY FOUND.

13th July 2012, 01:27 AM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,592	Welcome to the forum Shimmerxxx! and thank you for reviving this old thread with your interesting entry.....its amazing what some dealers come up with!!! Good one Barry on the poisoned blade. Never could follow that concept, a thrust seems to be adequately fatal.......actually never heard of anybody sterilizing blades either....infection didnt need poison.