Talk:Pata (weapon)

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Er, ignore me. I was just amused that Answers.com took the information directly from this page. Belathus 06:08, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Answers.com tales their information from Wikipedia in general. ;) Arundhati bakshi 11:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This weapon is awesome!

If this weapon was just a more like a glove I would say it was the ultimate weapon! They should've made the armor go right around the hand so his hand would not have been cut off, if I could I would personally buy 2 of them if I knew the price! I say that this is the best because you need no sword skill and the weapon can't be disarmed, if armor went right around the hand and wrist, then just normal armor on the arms and etc. however, sonce they didn't make it like a glove someone weilding this, could use a gun or 4 swords all at once!

The problem with this weapon is that the wrists are inflexible. Therefore you cannot easily fence or easily defend yourself. 145.253.108.22 14:39, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it's quite awkward to attempt most attack or defense actions when you have one of these strapped in unless you're used to them. Most people don't realize really how much they use their wrists. Zulu Inuoe (talk) 16:19, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

In Marathi it is called Dand patta with D in dand pronounced like 'the'. Also there are many different stories about how Tanaji actually died. According to the once told in my region he used a sword and a shield and was killed because she shield failed. Also Netaji Palkar, the General of Shivaji's infantry is said to be a master of the weapon and could kill a person from distance of nau haat (litaraly nine hands). During Ganesh festivals dand patta shows are held. You should see them if you come to Pune. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikhil Sanjay Bapat (talk • contribs) 07:56, 23 March 2008 (UTC) --Nikhil Sanjay Bapat (talk) 08:03, 23 March 2008 (UTC) It is actually a very flexible weapon something like long heck saw blade so maybe inflexibility of wrists is compenceted there.--Nikhil Sanjay Bapat (talk) 08:06, 23 March 2008 (UTC)