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>>1760 Maratha pindari
>>>pata
Subject: पिण्डारी pindari light cavalry raider
Culture: Maratha
Setting: Maratha confederacy, India late 17-early 19thc
Object: दांडपट्टा dandapatta,पट pata gauntlet sword



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"Pata (gauntlet-sword), 1600s-1700s
Hilt: India, probably 1700s; blade: Europe, 1600s
Steel with gold and silver false-damascening (koftgari);
 iron; fabric  Weight: 3 lb. 9 oz." ...


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