Traga or suizide as it was made in Kathiawar

Jim McDougall · 26th July 2015, 03:38 AM

Jens,
This was a fascinating topic we looked into many years ago. If I recall, there were some coins which used the katar as a device in their motif. I have seen tulwars also with deeply stamped katar image on the blade near ricasso area.
It would be interesting to know if the katar stamped or shown on coins, or on weapons, might signify these Gujerati regions.

Great to see these topics on Indian arms and armour on these pages, and I hope others who have joined us recently, as well as those of us 'still at it', can add to learning more on them.

All the best,
Jim

26th July 2015, 03:38 AM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,282	Jens, This was a fascinating topic we looked into many years ago. If I recall, there were some coins which used the katar as a device in their motif. I have seen tulwars also with deeply stamped katar image on the blade near ricasso area. It would be interesting to know if the katar stamped or shown on coins, or on weapons, might signify these Gujerati regions. Great to see these topics on Indian arms and armour on these pages, and I hope others who have joined us recently, as well as those of us 'still at it', can add to learning more on them. All the best, Jim