The author posits that Katars entered the North Indian panoply of weapons primarily as a tiger-hunting weapon.
That surely explains the abundance of North Indian katars and the scarcity of North Indian tigers :-)
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Since the 1840 katars have been created for sale to tourists. R.Elgood. Rajputs Arms&Armour
Last edited by Mercenary; 19th February 2019 at 12:30 PM.