[sword] The pata or patta (Marathi:दांडपट्टा, पट) is an Indian sword with a gauntlet integrated as a handguard. Often referred to in its native Marathi as a dandpatta, it is commonly called a gauntlet-sword in English. Traditionally, Maratha warriors were trained to fight with dual pata by bearing one in each hand. Alt... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pata_(sword)