On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types

Jens Nordlunde · 22nd October 2015, 06:11 PM

Emanuel,
We dont have very much hiis early, and the drawings like the ones from Ani-Akbar would at best leave something to guessing.
There is of course the description of the katar - katara/jamdhar/narsingh-moth.
My guess is, that the Europeians choose one name for daggers with this kind of hilt - but this is purely guessing.

The katars shown in the Akbar miniatures are clearly jamdahars, and I try to research this, as there is something funny/strange, but I am not prepared to discuss anything about it yet.

A pity I did not contact you when I was in Toronto some years ago :-).

Jens

22nd October 2015, 06:11 PM	#19
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Emanuel, We dont have very much hiis early, and the drawings like the ones from Ani-Akbar would at best leave something to guessing. There is of course the description of the katar - katara/jamdhar/narsingh-moth. My guess is, that the Europeians choose one name for daggers with this kind of hilt - but this is purely guessing. The katars shown in the Akbar miniatures are clearly jamdahars, and I try to research this, as there is something funny/strange, but I am not prepared to discuss anything about it yet. A pity I did not contact you when I was in Toronto some years ago :-). Jens