AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS

AN MUGHAL INDIAN PATA GAUNTLET SWORD, 18TH-19 C

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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Indian pata sword, 18th-19th century. Double-edged blade with no fuller mounted in a gauntlet hilt. Pair of engraved and chiseled langets extending over almost a third of the length of the blade on each side. The armored gauntlet is decorated with embossed floral ornament. Known as a "MOGUL PATA" sword, these usually date to the 17th Century. They were introduced first in Northern India by the Muslim Iranian "MOGULS, " who took over most of India in the 1600s.

Dimensions: L: 44 in., (113 cm.)

Condition: Good, may require cleaning.