Swords - Antique Swords

Unusual Indian curved saber (these are normally straight-bladed). Khanda-style iron hilt, very old, perhaps 18th to early 19th century; very decorative langets/blade mounting.
This specific sword has a long, curved, 33-1/4" saber blade with single wide fuller on both sides. Blade appears unmarked; blade is very likely of European origin.
Classical iron khanda hilt, heavy fighting guard, without pommel spike.
Overall length is ~38-1/2".
NOTE: No scabbard included with this sword.
Fair to Good condition overall with scattered pitting ranging from light to moderate (see images). Blade has been polished.

Klewang variant sometimes called a ladeng, reportedly of a type carried by the Ache people of Sumatra. Overall length is ~25-1/2". Heavy up-swept blade is 20" in length and is ~1/2" wide at the junction of the hilt where it becomes triangular in cross-section. Dark horn handle (shows signs of insect borer damage). Good condition.
No scabbard.

This is another very scarce, if not rare style fraternal sword, believed to be from one of the following fraternities - Knights of Malta, Knights Templar, or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. I state this because the sword cross-guard bears an eight-pointed "Maltese" cross used by both Knights of Malta and Knights of St. John (aka Hospitallers from the Island of Malta); the scabbard bears a Templar cross on both the throat and drag.
This is an older fraternal sword and I tentatively date it from about the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. This puts it in line with the Naopleonic period. In 1798, the order of Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (1058-1798), having been in existence over seven hundred years, was extinguished by Napoleon when he seized the Island of Malta while on his way to Egypt.
This sword may also have a Teutonic Knights association, but that also brings us back to Napoleon. In 1809 Napoleon orderd the dissolution of the Teutonic Knights; the Order lost its remaining secular holdings to Napoleon's vassals and allies. In 1834 it was again re-established but never regained its holdings and wordly status, becoming a purely religious order in 1929.

This sword has an unsharpened, single-edged, combat-style blade with deep single fuller on both sides; blade length is ~29-3/8" and ~5/16" thick by ~1-1/16" wide at ricasso. Unknown manufacturer.
The hilt is of brass furniture with red leather grip bound by decorated brass ribbon wire; the pommel is in the shape of an oval with a medial band displaying various geometric shapes; the guard bears a Maltese Cross in the center (both sides) with the quillons - slightly upward swept - in the shape of the left and right portions of a Maltese Cross (or Cross Pattée), the extremity of each pattée notched at a deep angle.
The scabbard is constructed of a red leather body with gilt brass throat and drag (see images).

Good condition overall with very-very light pitting in several areas on the blade; this will certainly clean up. Scabbard is broken in half and may have two other separations obscured by black tape (see images).
Overall length in scabbard is ~37-1/4"; overall length out of scabbard is ~35-7/8"; blade length is ~29-3/8" and ~5/16" thick by ~1-1/16" wide at ricasso.

The Maratha Pata or gauntlet sword is believed to have been used by expert swordsmen and uniquely suited to horsemen. The steel gauntlet covers the hand, wrist, and some of the forearm. The sword is held by employing two mechanisms within the gauntlet - the hand is inserted into the gauntlet past a serpentine floating metal cross-bar, up to the mid-forearm (between the wrist and elbow), then grasping a floating metal pipe surrounding a rigid center cross-bar, the hand making a fist around the floating pipe. The flex of the forearm muscle and the grip of the hand make this fit very snug. Padding would have originally been lining the inner gauntlet and perhaps a glove was also worn. This sword becomes an effective extension of the arm. Blade is quite fexible and it is believed they are like this as to bend when give striking a more solid object, minimizing the possibility of unhorseing the rider wielding the sword.
This Pata most likely dates from the 18th century. Overall length is ~50"; blade length is ~38".
NOTE: No scabbard included with this sword.
Good condition. One rivet is detached on the forward end of the blade seatings or langets. Wear hole in upper section of wrist ~1" x 1/2".

Militia sword believed circa 1850-1870. Fluted bone grip, brass furniture. Raised medial rib style (aka diamond) blade ~27-1/2" in length, unfullered. Overall length is ~33-1/2". Unknown maker.
Hilt is loose but could be tightened; langets are bent inward but could be straightened; otherwise good condition.