Original Indian 17th Century Mughal Pata 35 1/2" Blade Armored Gauntlet Sword with Intact Lining Russian Antique Guns dad signed on to be

dad signed on to be a paratrooper

so it was probably sanded down

Handmade blade with an asymmetrically rounded (haagari) tang

These turn orange slowly over the years

the 40th Infantry Division was reorganized from a 'square'

Original Indian 17th Century Mughal Pata 35 1/2" Blade Armored Gauntlet Sword with Intact Lining Russian Antique Guns dad signed on to beOriginal Item. Only One Available. These are not only very unusual but also extremely RARE. Known as a Mughal Empire Era "PATA" Sword, these usually date to the 17th Century. They were introduced first in Northern India by the Muslim Iranian "Mughals," who took over most of India in the 1600s. Using original European well tempered blades mostly dating from the 16th century and prior, some blades may very well date from the times of Columbus or even