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20th August 2016, 12:40 AM
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Some more pics;
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20th August 2016, 02:02 PM
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I have never seen a single edged Pata myself, so this is a first for me also. As with regards to the blade, my bet would be on a European blade that was adapted to the mounts at the time of mounting. It wouldn't have been a difficult task to widen the already existing fuller to better fit the mounts to the blade. PS: Scottish Broadsword blade made in Solingen?! 
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20th August 2016, 04:45 PM
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Hi,
I have seen a lot of blades like this on Firangi. Just Google and you will see. Now I'm not an expert and I don't know where these blades come from... But I bet that they are Indians... Best, Kubur |
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20th August 2016, 05:55 PM
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Firangi were in their majority fit with European blades, and those that weren't, have Indian immitations of European blades.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firangi_(sword) In your example it seems to be an Indian immitation of an European blade, but for a more educated guess, more photos would be necessary.
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21st August 2016, 10:31 PM
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Very nice. I really like the flower rivets securing the blade, and the helical pattern on the grip.
And up until now I was unaware that single-edged pata existed. Always nice to see something unusual. |
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22nd August 2016, 09:39 PM
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Thank you for showing, it is quite interesting - as I too have never seen an one edged blade on a pata - there are likely to be others, but it must be considered very rare.
Should the blade be European, I am sure Jim will tell us from where it is - just give him a little time, as he is on Route 66 :-). |
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10th September 2016, 09:24 PM
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Thank you for the input folks.
In the hand it does seem to be a european blade - very consistent in construction. But of course difficult to attribute as there are no markings. I actually have pictures of another pata which seem to show a single-edge blade, but I'm afraid I can't show them as they're from a sale item on a dealer's page. Once the sale is made I shall post them for comment. Thanks again. |
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