Sosun Pattah
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Sousson-pata, Sailaba |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , warrior chest |
| Distribution: | India |
| Handle: | Steel, silver-plated, gold-plated |
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The Sosun-Pattah (also Sousson-Pata , Sailaba ) is a sword from India .
description
The Sosun-Pattah has a slightly S-shaped curved, double-edged blade. The blade is shaped like the blade of a Jatagan . It is slightly S-shaped and runs from the booklet narrowing to the place . There is an approximately 20 cm long cutting edge on the back of the blade. Some versions have brass blade reinforcements attached to the blade and the back of the handle. The booklet resembles that of the Talwar . There are versions with and without a hand guard. There is the Sosun Pattah with normal blades, but also with blades made of Indian Damascus steel ( Wootz cast damask).
Individual evidence
literature
- George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
- Indian Museum, Indian and Oriental Arms and Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
Web links
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