Kaskara

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Originally Posted by ariel

Apparently. very flexible Pata blades were popular among the Mahratta irregular cavalry, the Ghoracharra.
They attacked their enemy en masse, delivered one or two strikes and rode back in a hurry.
The flexibility of the blade decreased its lethality, but prevented it going deep into body and easy to recover.

Exactly.

The flexibility also prevented the full transfer of the shock to the elbow and shoulder of the wielder in case the blade hit a shield or a piece of armor.