Katar, India, no date

Katar with a two cross bar grip. On one side of the blade is a deep relief design of an enraged elephant chasing a man on horseback. On the reverse of the blade is the figure of Shiva, holding a head, sword, trident and horn, beside a wolf.

Katars are 'push daggers' from the Indian sub-continent. They are usually formed of a triangular blade with an 'H'-shaped hilt. The weapon is designed to pierce using a punching motion rather than to stab. These traditional weapons were popular trophies or souvenirs for British units and soldiers returning home.