Indian katar18th centuryDouble-edged tapering blade with armour-piercing tip and a depressed central
Indian katar18th centuryDouble-edged tapering blade with armour-piercing tip and a depressed central panel of watered steel, each side with a raised gilt depiction of a chained elephant with inset stones for eyes, the gilt hilt of typical form, the cross bars terminating in lotuses, 18¼in. (46.4cm.) long. -- source link
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