Like a Dha but not a Dha.....

[Atlantia]

Trying to ID a sword.

Similar to a Dha with a grass bound long wooden handle (around 27cm long) with a carved wooden bulbous pommel (slightly smaller than a pool ball) which is facetted like a crown or fircone (almost).
Simple brass ferrule, no guard.
Blade about 50cm long, V shaped near the hilt like a Dha, then curving upward from just over half way down, and getting broader toward the end to a wide flat thin 'chopper' near the end.

...... Perhaps I should draw this?

Any thoughts?

EDIT: Ok here's a sketch, reasonably close.

[ariel]

Panabas?

[Atlantia]

Panabas?

Excellent cheers buddy! That seems to be probable. :)

[kai]

Any chances to obtain a pic, Gene?

I don't think this likely is a panabas. While some abberant panabas have been posted (try a search), the hilt seems to be off on several features.

If it does look like a dha to you, I'd guess this is much more likely to be of Burmese/Thai/Lao/Khmer craftmanship.

Is the braiding raw "grass" or worked plant fibers or finely split rattan?

Regards,
Kai

[ariel]

Well, as long as our opinions are based on the Atlantia's artistic talents rather than plebeian photographs, we can throw in any possibility under the sun: dha with unusual blade, panabas with unusual handle, ottoman dagger with a broken blade etc, etc.

[Atlantia]

LOL, sorry chaps, no chance of a picture at present.