Hi folks!

After some searches without luck I thought it's better to ask here. I'm looking for a certain Indian weapon, the gauntlet sword or pata. Does anyone know where it is possible to obtain a decent one? Or maybe a maker who could be willing and able to craft such a weapon?

Something like this, though I'd prefer a shorter blade:

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You know, this is kind of a coincidence since I was going to make a thread asking about the pata as well, due to a discussion I had recently on a different forum.

As for where to get one, I sadly have no idea. They're not exactly common weapons to come across. :)

I recently discovered an eBay store by the name of Ancientarms that seems to carry custom or hand-made Indian and Arabic edged weapons. I have not seen a Pata, but they have several unusual edged weapons, and I think they indicated that they take special orders. Just check the eBay Stores listing for Ancientarms. Hope this may lead somewhere. :)

if your looking for an antique keep in mind that your hand will not fit. the ones i have seen are far to small even for my modest hand (by a full knuckle). if your having a repro made this will clearly not be a problem.
good luck

Hal Siegel of Therionarms has sold patas:

http://therionarms.com/antiques/central_asia.shtml

You might want to check with him.

Thanks for the answers so far! I've been looking at the website of Ancientarms and it looks quite interesting. They have some really nice katars there which I like as well.

It's good that you mention the problem of too small original pieces, Sean. I haven't thought about that and even though I don't have big hands it is good to know. I would prefer a replica anyway but it seems that it's even more difficult to get replicas of such exotic weapons than originals.

I already knew Therionarms but I always thought that they don't craft replicas. Could be worth a try.

I believe Larry Lim has had success in purchasing nice replicas of Indian arms. You could try sending him a PM to ask about his source.

Jonathan

Thanks for the reference, Jonathan... AncientArms is where I got my khanda & tulwar; I've checkout their website & saw some katars but not pata... Believe Bjorn had already browse through the site, too.

Hi Bjorn, your thread has started me thinking about pata... do keep me in the loop if you so happen to find one/ someone able to custom-made one. Thanks~

Cheers,
Larry

Ok, so far nothing new, but I shall send a mail to Ancientarms and Therionarms in order to ask about custom-made weapons. And if I'm successful in obtaining a pata I will be glad to inform you, Larry. :)

Edit: Now that I've done a little research I think Ancientarms is maybe not a good choice. There were very negative criticisms in one forum and I read about very low quality and way too soft steel. :(

Edit2: I now received a mail from Hal Siegel (Therionarms) and he said that the pata were antique weapons, they don't have commercially available reproductions. Too bad... looks like there are no more possibilities left for now. :\

Thanks, Bjorn.. I shall be on a lookout & keep you informed should I come across any useful info..

Cheers,
Larry