An intresting Pata sword

dralin23 · 14th January 2021, 08:00 AM

i will show you this ( i think) very intresting and i think very rare indian sword for disuss.
i never saw before these kind of gauntled sword with an yalihead.( by stone you could find an picture with an yalihead at the gauntled but there you couldn´t see the details.)
these sword was mounted with an eurorean blade. i´m not sure if it is solingen or maybe spain. i couldn´t read the signature. maybe someone know something more about the maker or could read the name at the oposite side you could read the year 1640 ( i think that it is the year and not an mystic number)
unfortunatly is the the gauntled not complete( the arms ring is missing) but the other parts are in an very good condition. now i´m courius about the opinions from the indian arms specialist in the forum.
best stefan

dralin23 · 14th January 2021, 08:09 AM

some more pictures

francantolin · 14th January 2021, 11:08 AM

Hello,
really nice pata with an interesting old gauntlet !
the blade must be european, can you post a picture of the other side of the blade with the ''date''1640 ?

Peter Andeweg · 14th January 2021, 07:47 PM

Interesting Pata. The short gauntlet indicates early age (circa 1600). Tanjore region. The blade seems Italian or German. 1640 is very plausible for the date. The Yalihead was ment to stop an opponents strike.
Congrats!
Peter

fernando · 14th January 2021, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dralin23

... these sword was mounted with an eurorean blade. i´m not sure if it is solingen or maybe spain. i couldn´t read the signature. maybe someone know something more about the maker or could read the name ...

Why don't you try and get a more clear picture, Stefan ?

dralin23 · 15th January 2021, 05:35 AM

i do it a soon as possible....
just in time i fight with my picture programm...

dralin23 · 15th January 2021, 05:51 AM

here are 2 pictures from the inscriptions....
at one side i read ( as my opiniion) the latin letters C R A U A I H C.
at the oposite side are the letters before the numbers rubbed away...

fernando · 15th January 2021, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by dralin23

... i´m not sure if it is solingen or maybe spain...

I would guess certainly not a Spanish name, Stefan.
An excelent Pata, by the way

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dralin23 · 15th January 2021, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fernando

I would guess certainly not a Spanish name, Stefan.
An excelent Pata, by the way

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hello fernando,
yes, thank you! i´m really happy about these sword. i will try to make some better pictures from the signature. it is the reason for me to collect this kind of arms, i will learn as much as possible from ever thing i found. I will not only buying a lot of things as an wall hanger or that i own many many swords...,
Studying these swords is just as important as owning these beautiful weapons.
have an nice day, stefan

14th January 2021, 08:00 AM	#1
dralin23 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 194	An intresting Pata sword i will show you this ( i think) very intresting and i think very rare indian sword for disuss. i never saw before these kind of gauntled sword with an yalihead.( by stone you could find an picture with an yalihead at the gauntled but there you couldn´t see the details.) these sword was mounted with an eurorean blade. i´m not sure if it is solingen or maybe spain. i couldn´t read the signature. maybe someone know something more about the maker or could read the name at the oposite side you could read the year 1640 ( i think that it is the year and not an mystic number) unfortunatly is the the gauntled not complete( the arms ring is missing) but the other parts are in an very good condition. now i´m courius about the opinions from the indian arms specialist in the forum. best stefan Attached Images

14th January 2021, 08:09 AM	#2
dralin23 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 194	some more pictures Attached Images

15th January 2021, 05:51 AM	#7
dralin23 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 194	here are 2 pictures from the inscriptions.... at one side i read ( as my opiniion) the latin letters C R A U A I H C. at the oposite side are the letters before the numbers rubbed away... Attached Images

14th January 2021, 11:08 AM	#3
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	Hello, really nice pata with an interesting old gauntlet ! the blade must be european, can you post a picture of the other side of the blade with the ''date''1640 ?

14th January 2021, 07:47 PM	#4
Peter Andeweg Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Vlissingen, Netherlands Posts: 71	Interesting Pata. The short gauntlet indicates early age (circa 1600). Tanjore region. The blade seems Italian or German. 1640 is very plausible for the date. The Yalihead was ment to stop an opponents strike. Congrats! Peter

15th January 2021, 05:35 AM	#6
dralin23 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 194	i do it a soon as possible.... just in time i fight with my picture programm...