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"Scissors" Katar
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"Scissors" Katar

Artist/Culture
Datelate 1800s
Mediumsteel with silver koftgari inlay
Dimensions40.6 × 9.8 cm (16 × 3 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E.D. Buffington
Terms
Object number1917.58
DescriptionSingle steel blade, ox-tongue type, in steel sheath of like shape; squeezing the grip opens the sheath.
ProvenanceMrs. E.D. Buffington
On View
Not on view
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Indian
late 1800s
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Northern Indian
1700s
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Hyderabad
late 1600s–1700s
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Syan Hussein
hilt 1700s, blade 1867–1868
Shield
Punjab
about 1900
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Melchior Diefstetter
1535–1540
Hooded katar (punch dagger)
Southern Indian
about 1550-1600
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Northern Indian
1800-1850
Sword sheathed into scabbard.
portions possibly 1600s