Subject: नग्नः साधु naga sadhu / fakir warrior monk as irregular infantry skirmisher
Culture: Rajput
Setting: Dadupanth sect, Rajasthan 18th-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
iron; fabric Weight: 3 lb. 9 oz." ...
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