Until a hundred years or so ago, koftgiri, the technique of encrusting one metal onto another, was widely used by the Gadi Lohars, the traditional armourers of Rajasthan, to create a range of weaponry and armour for the use of their Rajput clientele. With the growth of the ammunition industry, many older weapons of warfare and other paraphernalia have became obsolete. These objects are now seen only on the occasion of Dussehra when each family takes its collection of arms to a temple so that these may be consecrated. Although elite houses of the region still commission the occasional coat of arms and swords for ritual display at weddings, the wares of the Lohar are now mostly seen as decorative curios and are made as per the requirements of antique dealers and interior decorators. Iron discs are bought from korkhanas at Ajmer and Bhilwara, manually cut into the desired forms using a hattori and a sheni and patterned with metal wires. Both women and men are involved in the process-the women prepare the polishes, finish the pieces and embroider the red velvet cases for the objects while the men do most of the heavy manual labour.