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The katar or katara (Sanskrit: कट्टार kaţāra or kaţārī Hindi: कटार kaṭāra or kaṭāri Panjabi: kaṭǎrǎ Marathi: katyāra Malayalam: കട്ടാരം katāram Tamil: கட்டாரி kaţţāri or குத்துவாள் kuttuvāḷ meaning fist blade) is a type of push dagger from South Asia. The weapon is characterised by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user’s knuckles. Unique to South Asia it is the most famous and characteristic of Indian daggers.
