Jamdhar Katari
| Jamdhar Katari | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | knife |
| Use: | weapon |
| Creation time: | around 17th century |
| Working time: | around 17th - 19th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Afghanistan , tribes of the Hindu Kush |
| Distribution: | Afghanistan |
| Overall length: | about 35 cm |
| Blade length: | about 25 cm |
| Handle: | metal |
| Particularities: | The handle and blade are usually made from one piece. The guard is noticeably wide at approx. 15 cm. |
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The Jamdhar Katari is the traditional dagger of the Hindu Kush tribes in Afghanistan .
history
The Jamdhar Katari was developed around the 17th century in the area of the Hindu Kush .
description
The Jamdhar Katari has a wedge-shaped, double-edged blade about 25 cm long, with a total length of about 35 cm. Shortly after the parry , the blade tapers and then tapers slightly towards the tip. For some, the place (tip) is reinforced to be stable enough to pierce tanks and chain mail. The guard is noticeably wide (about 15 cm). The pommel is the same width. The blade , guard, handle and pommel are made from one piece and have no handle scales .
See also
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 , pages 314-315
- Indian Museum, Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (Earl), India Museum, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms and those of Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Malaya, Volume 1 of Bibliotheca Orientalis , Verlag White Orchid Press, 1981