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The katar ceased to be in common use by the 19th century, though they were still forged for decorative purposes.
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Among these were the scissors katar with two or three blades that folded together, appearing to be one, until the handle bars were pressed together, when they opened out.
The force of a katar thrust could be so great that many blades were thickened at the point to prevent them from bending or breaking.
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After India was colonised by the British, numerous katar were made for the European collectors ' market which placed little value on functionality.
katar and 19th
During the 18th century and 19th century, a distinctive group of katar were produced at Bundi in Rajasthan.
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From the 16th century onwards, katar were often made from broken sword-blades.
In the 18th century, some traditional katar were refurbished with this innovation.
As far back as the 16th century, there was at least one fighting style which focused on fighting with a pair of katar, one in each hand.
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Most katar have straight blades, but in south India they are commonly wavy.
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Ceremonial katar were also used in worship.
Among the Rajputs, Sikhs and Mughals, princes and nobles were often portrayed wearing a katar at their side.
These katar were shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Crystal Palace, London.
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The katar or suwaiya ( Tamil: கட ் ட ா ர ி kaţţāri, Marathi: कट ् य ा र katyaar, Hindi: कट ा र kaţār, Panjabi: kataa ) is a type of push dagger from India.
The katar originated in Tamil Nadu where its Dravidian name was kattari before being altered to katar in the north.
The Maratha gauntlet sword or pata is thought to have been developed from the katar.
Upper-class Mughals would even hunt tigers with katar.
In another modern katar design, single-shot pistols are built into either side of the weapon.
The pistols are meant to deal the killing blow after the katar has been thrust into the enemy.
The basic katar has a short, wide, triangular blade.
Some blades are forked into two points, which would later develop into the scissors katar.
All katar with thickened tips are commonly described as " armour-piercing ", but it's likely that only narrow and slender blades made this function possible.
The Indian nobility often wore ornamental katar as a symbol of their social status.
Some katar served as a sheath to fit one or two smaller ones inside.
With his katar, Singh stabbed the elephant in its head and killed it.
ceased and be
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