Tanjore Pata Sword

106cms long and has a blade length of 90cms from the tip to the guard.

The hooded guard is approx 18cms long when measured at the side bars and it stands 10cms tall from the base to the top of the demons nose. There are large ball grips within the hood, secured to the side bars but designed to spin freely on their inner pins. Supporting the hood is a four bar arrangement being centrally secured to the hood by a spiral domed final and decorative bars running down to the side bars. Atop of the hood is demon like face bearing its teeth.

The long blade has well defined beveled cutting edges and a strong medial ridge and forged fullers running through to the 12cms long thickened armour piercing tip. It is supported at the hilt with a 24cms long decorative langet pinned in three places with the two upper pins mounted through brass spiral rosettes that resemble eyes.

Date-able to between 1500 to 1600.

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