Is it a katar dagger ?

[Kubur]

Originally Posted by francantolin

Hello,
I just wanted to show you this old pata sword coming from the MET, 17th century with no side bars at all...

Wonderful but really difficult to handle no !?
Kind regards

I disagree my friend.
Easy to handle as it looks like a bichwa handle.
Its more a bichwa / katar than a pata...

[Robert]

Francantolin,
I believe that the blade of this piece was listed at being 14-1/8 inches with the handle being another 4-1/8 inches. Here is another example showing the blade being split in a similar manner to form the handle as seen on your piece. It is more of the size and style of my now missing example.

Corrado26,
A beautiful example still in wonderful condition. What was the description used when identifying this piece? Any idea of its actual dimensions as it appears to be of a smaller size?

Best,
Robert

[francantolin]

Originally Posted by Kubur

I disagree my friend.
Easy to handle as it looks like a bichwa handle.
Its more a bichwa / katar than a pata...

The name pata comes from the MET museum,
you have to write them a message

For the bichwa handling ergonomy, there is a geometrical difference:
Parralel is not perpendicular