A MUGHAL PUNCH DAGGER OR KATAR ,INDIA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A MUGHAL PUNCH DAGGER OR KATAR ,INDIA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A MUGHAL PUNCH DAGGER OR KATAR ,INDIA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A MUGHAL PUNCH DAGGER OR KATAR ,INDIA 18TH-19TH CENTURY

A MUGHAL PUNCH DAGGER OR KATAR ,INDIA 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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Daggers of this ancient Indian type are known variously as a katar (piercing dagger) or jamadhar (death tooth). Gripped in the fist, they were intended to deliver a deadly punching blow and were used in both war and the hunt. When the grip is squeezed, the blade splits into two and reveals another blade at the center.