Pata (sword)
The pata, patta, dand patta or dandpatta (Hindi: पट) (Marathi:दांडपट्टा) is an Indian sword with a gauntlet integrated as a handguard .
Traditionally, Maratha warriors were trained to fight with dual patas by bearing one in each hand. Alternatively, a single pata was used in addition to a belt, javelin, or axe in the other hand. This combination of dual weapons was referred to as dand patta. The sword was also used by cavalry soldiers for its thrusting ability and was found more effective when two soldiers fought together as pairs .
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