Kar'takin are a type of hand-held bladed weapons used by the Jem'Hadar. (DS9 episodes: "To the Death", "Sons and Daughters")
History and specifics[]
Klingons who managed to take kar'takin's from the Jem'Hadar in combat kept them on board their ships for training purposes. (DS9 episode: "Sons and Daughters")
Taran'atar owned a kar'takin that he used in combat. (DS9 - Avatar novel: Book Two, DS9 - Section 31 novel: Abyss, DS9 - Gateways novel: Demons of Air and Darkness)
Appendices[]
Appearances[]
- DS9 episode: "To the Death"
- DS9 episode: "Sons and Daughters"
- DS9 - Section 31 novel: Abyss
- DS9 - Gateways novel: Demons of Air and Darkness
- DS9 novel: Unity
- DS9 - Worlds of DS9 - Volume Three novel: The Dominion: Olympus Descending
External link[]
- Kar'takin article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.