The Indian PATA and the mysterious MANOPLE

olikara · Today, 06:11 AM

Very interesting sword of yours Jim. The hilt is late of course, made at a time when they were being made as curiosities. That however does not mean that this would not have been used by a soldier/retainer in the employ of numerous kings and landlords in the Deccan probably. There is a Pata with such a Tiger face retrieved from Seringapatam but it has no 'tipu/tipuesque' features and would have come to his armoury from somewhere else.

So theres the update, now the questions remain.......has anyone ever seen a pata with this kind of projecting blades from the gauntlet?

- I have seen many, many Patas but never one with projecting blades.

Were patas actually used as weapons on the Maratha vessels?
--I see no reason why they shouldnt have been.

Today, 06:11 AM	#1
olikara Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: India Posts: 102	Very interesting sword of yours Jim. The hilt is late of course, made at a time when they were being made as curiosities. That however does not mean that this would not have been used by a soldier/retainer in the employ of numerous kings and landlords in the Deccan probably. There is a Pata with such a Tiger face retrieved from Seringapatam but it has no 'tipu/tipuesque' features and would have come to his armoury from somewhere else. So theres the update, now the questions remain.......has anyone ever seen a pata with this kind of projecting blades from the gauntlet? - I have seen many, many Patas but never one with projecting blades. Were patas actually used as weapons on the Maratha vessels? --I see no reason why they shouldnt have been.