An Indian gauntlet sword (pata), the slender bi-fullered blade 32 in. and probably adapted from a European sword, united to the brass hilt by two long steel flanges, hilt with tiger mask hand guard, the wrist section divided into longitudinal panels between ornate ribbed and beaded borders, the interior of the hilt with wooden transverse grip and velvet and leather pad(possibly later), articulated iron arm band, possibly 18th Century Mysore or Tranvancore, blue cloth covered scabbard.
An Indian gauntlet sword (pata), the slender bi-fullered blade 32 in. and probably adapted from a European sword, united to the brass hilt by two long steel flanges, hilt with tiger mask hand guard, the wrist section divided into longitudinal panels between ornate ribbed and beaded borders, the interior of the hilt with wooden transverse grip and velvet and leather pad(possibly later), articulated iron arm band, possibly 18th Century Mysore or Tranvancore, blue cloth covered scabbard.
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