In GURDWARA KESHGARH AT ANANDPUR are preserved six 

arms connected with important events in sikh history or the

life of guru gobind singh.the most important of these is the the STEEL KHANDA- a double-edged broad sword-which was used by guru gobind singh,when he prepared amrit or the baptismal water, at the time of the inauguration of the khalsa in 1699.the fresh waters of the sutlej mixed with sugar crystals in an iron vessel ,were stirred with this khanda to prepare amrit which gave new life and spirit to the nation.the second one IS KATAR,OR A SHORT SWORD guru gobind singht wore this weapon on his person  and used it on many an occasion for fighting hand to hand in battle or in sport to kill tigers and leopards.

KARPA BARCHHA is broad spear with a blade fashioned in the style of the palm of the human hand.history recoreds twooccasions when it was used.

NICE COLLECTION BY HARBAN SINGH