What is it? Game 88

That is a Katar. It was used to punch through armor I belive.

It's a punching-dagger. Instead of holding it like a conventional knife, you hold it more like brass knuckles. Nasty stabby thing...

--TwoDragons

its very easy, a katar knife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katar

it is a katar or known as Bundi dagger, its a short punching sword use for close range combat for armour piercing.

It's for opening oysters, the cool way.

Stabbing kittens?

Katar, yup, the only way i recognize it is because of Diablo 2.

I finally knew one and it was already posted on the first response :)

Pfff... it's not a Qatar (or whatever), it's a Ritualistic Klingon Blade. It's used to neuter pet Targs and it's called a Hack'Ball.

I thought the Starship Enterprise was getting a steampunk makeover.

Ow. That's all. Just, ow.

specifically? i'd have to say it was for stabbing

its Voldo's dancing accesory!

+1 on the klingon blade entry

KIT CLOUD got it right off the bat. I'll also add that the Katar can used as a parrying weapon in your off-hand for defensive purposes to supplement the sword in your main hand.

Honestly? When I first saw the picture and didn't read the caption, I thought it was a pair of scissors :)

Wool shearers.

Voldo's first weapons set.

It's the same device that my great grandmother used to use to clean prehistoric chickens.

Its a device used to open a capri sun pouch.

This is a kut'luch Originating from the M-Class planet Qo'noS, usually stored with the bat'leth and mek'leth

thats the assasins blade in diablo 2

@ hithere - that's scarily plausible... a bigger version would give you a fighting chance against almost any Tetrapack. ;-)

R

Wow, you guys are good! lol... I would've guessed a broken off dial from a large clock lol.

The weapon is an East Indian Katar, sometimes known as a Mahratta dagger. The katar is of Rajput origin but its use was widespread. Rajput and Mughal miniature paintings of the period bear testimony to this fact.

Since the katar is gripped by the crossbars, the blow is delivered as a punch, leading to the name ‘punch-dagger.

A katar. Middle Eastern / Indian "punching dagger". This looks like a fixed blade rather than a scissors blade (with scissors blades, you can squeeze the handles together and two hidden blades would open giving a forked, three pronged weapon shape). Scissors katars are effective for catching / parrying a foe's blade, and for doing maximum damage upon landing a successful hit (open the katar when it's inside your opponent).

Personally, I think a gun would be a wiser choice.

I don't know, but if it comes with an agility bonus I want one for my rogue.

Initial design for one of them newfangled plastic package openers.

This is an instrument of torture if I've ever seen one!

Actually, I've never seen one....

Yeah. Others already guessed it. It's a punch dagger/push dagger, whichever name you prefer. Like brass knuckles on with a dagger. Causes a bit more damage but is harder to conceal.

Well yes this is a Dagger , But ? I see something like this on the TV , and one could squeeze the Handle
and it open the Dagger Blade and there was and other Dagger under the outer blade , so you had 3 Dagger Blades

can this be that type as well ?

Roland

That easy, huh? You guys scare me sometimes ...

I like it when the red water runs...

"hithere
January 15th, 2009 at 10:46 am

Its a device used to open a capri sun pouch."

Hahaha that one had me laughing to tears

Finally I knew one! It's a katar or punching dagger. It's good for close-range combat.

KATAR

come on neatorama, i've never known a what is it before

i wonder how many ppl who visit this site have played diablo 2

(specifically the expansion pack)

diablo and mtg account for half of my vocabulary

lol, same here. everyone got it first.

This is a Jersey Kaufmann splitter. In the late 30's the Banana split became all the rage and the speed and dexterity of the soda jerk who built the split made the soda fountain's fame. Wendel Kaufmann of Kaufmann drugs, nephew of the owner, invented this specialized knife for splitting bananas in record time. Wendel could make a split in 22 seconds! Soon every soda fountain in the US eastern seaboard had to have a splitter, and Wendel grew prosperous, but lost it all in foreign investments because of WW2. Wendel died penniless and alone in 1962.

Oh c'mon, how is this even hard? So clearly a katar, commonly used in 18th century Persia, re-appropriated in the late 20th and 21st century in popular culture use for Assassins and Ninjas.

GIVE US A REAL ONE NEXT TIME.

it's a dummy (or pacifier in the US).

Yes it is.

Really.

Pair of siccors

It's an old tool to shear sheeps. ciao, siete fantastici!

Countless hours lost to Diablo 2 and Soulcalibur(Voldo is my main) = Fun
Being the last person to check Neatorama that day = Infuriating

"Katar, yup, the only way i recognize it is because of Diablo 2."

I was thinking the exact same thing.

Object is a War Horse bridle turning the equines massive thrashing head into a deadly weapon.

OMG, scisors... KATAT, IS A KATAR, read wikipedia, coño

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katar

i saw it on ripley's believe it or not once, it's a katar. they were used by bandits or whatever to stab into their victim. then they'd open it like scissors, while still inside the body. then they'd twist the blade. just thinking about it scares the crap out of me.

no, it'a mail opener

NEW RULE FOR 'WHAT IS IT' GAME:

The answer should NOT be in the Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook sitting within arm's reach of 89% of your readers.

A katar.

It's a Klingon letter opener. Also known as a yuk-tukggargg.

I don't know what the name is. It's in the Jungle Book movies from the 90's though. You stab it into a persons abdomen and then it opens releasing two outer blades to eviscerate the insides.

*movie not movies

This is a jamadhar used in 14-19 century in India. It is often mistaken to be a Katar. According to a book i have a Katar is actually a dagger that is very common in India and what happened was when Akbar the Great(1542-1605) completed the Ain-e-Akbari(a encyclopedia of some sort) the picture was draw incorrectly, which lead to the invention of the Jamadhar! The Jamadhar also lead to the invention of the patta, which is similar to the jamadhar but longer and more sword-like such as a gautlet added to it.

NOOOOOO! Finally one I knew and I came too late! When I first saw this I thought, "YES years of playing Diablo 2 have finally payed off!"

its a blade used to skin anyone who agrees with PETA's attempt to rename fish as "sea kittens" ..

Nah, no Katar at all. I say it's a tool for tree climbing! ;D