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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2006, 03:15 PM
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Posted By Mark
Having seen the Museum operations first hand, and...

Having seen the Museum operations first hand, and met the staff, the mix-up is a bit of a mystery. Mine all arrived safely, by the way, though one package went to someone who is taking good care of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th August 2006, 02:37 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 56,194
Posted By Mark
Pitch would be a vegetable resin used to glue the...

Pitch would be a vegetable resin used to glue the blade into the handle. What Dan is referring to is that these kind of daab are often just pressure fit into the handle, without the pitch/resin to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd August 2006, 08:37 PM
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Posted By Mark
Yeah, that is the "turtle" mark, sort of poorly...

Yeah, that is the "turtle" mark, sort of poorly struck. Some other examples:
http://dharesearch.bowditch.us/Images/Image2.jpg

Puff, Dan has reported that Lung Som calls the lower one the "bitter...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd August 2006, 08:00 PM
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Posted By Mark
There is a "middle" path, one could say, between...

There is a "middle" path, one could say, between pure tourist and a use blade, which is a martial arts blade. This could well be a daab made for use in the Thai martial art muay thai. Swordmaking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th August 2006, 02:35 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 21,115
Posted By Mark
John, I haven't seen any of those books,...

John,

I haven't seen any of those books, though Quarich Wales sounds very familiar. I've probably seen him cited somewhere. More books for my reading list. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th August 2006, 09:13 PM
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Views: 7,588
Posted By Mark
Smile Thanks for your support, Ariel. :) We do feel...

Thanks for your support, Ariel. :) We do feel a bit like we are foiling a vast spamming conspiracy. You've only seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of spammers. We've banned about a dozen in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th August 2006, 12:13 PM
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Views: 33,227
Posted By Mark
Smile Welcome aboard, Serge. :)

Welcome aboard, Serge. :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th August 2006, 12:12 PM
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Views: 21,115
Posted By Mark
Thumbs up Good information, Serge. I've been meaning to...

Good information, Serge. I've been meaning to get that book for a while, and now I'm sure I will. :)

I wonder if the red scabbard and red handle have a special significance. It is so often,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th August 2006, 01:14 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 21,115
Posted By Mark
Egerton calls these "fighting" dao, as...

Egerton calls these "fighting" dao, as distinguished from the shorter and heavier "dao," in the text, but referring to one illustrated (#205, Fig. 19) he just calls it a sword. There is a Jingpaw...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th August 2006, 12:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 16,730
Posted By Mark
Question Am I crazy, or did someone once post about...

Am I crazy, or did someone once post about dual-wielding pata (gauntlet swords)? I have this mental image of someone windmilling through a battlefield like a lawn mower. :eek:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th August 2006, 02:19 PM
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Views: 72,654
Posted By Mark
Exclamation Countdown to thread closure & some soothing bans ....

... in three ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th August 2006, 01:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 24,932
Posted By Mark
Thanks. Yes, Philip did the polish.

Thanks. Yes, Philip did the polish.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd August 2006, 12:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 24,932
Posted By Mark
It is essentially lens shaped. It has a back...

It is essentially lens shaped. It has a back edge the entire length of the blade (also pretty unusual - usually the first 1/2 - 2/3 is flat, rounded or peaked), with the last 1/3 or so being fully...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd August 2006, 02:04 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 24,932
Posted By Mark
Blade - 18.75 inches Handle - 10.5 inches ...

Blade - 18.75 inches
Handle - 10.5 inches

JT - absolutely right, the handle may be fancy, but the blade is 100% business. It has that great balance and quickness of the longer-handled dha.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd August 2006, 10:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 24,932
Posted By Mark
Burman dha with ivory handle

I thought that I would share a recent addition to my collection. It is a Burman dha (from Burma, specifically the Burman people). The pierced ivory work of the handle is wonderfully intact, and I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2006, 06:57 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 33,227
Posted By Mark
This page was translated a while back by Dan,...

This page was translated a while back by Dan, with some input from Ruel (don't know where Ruel got his translation): http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002355.html
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th July 2006, 06:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 28,558
Posted By Mark
Here are a couple references to Kachin dha that I...

Here are a couple references to Kachin dha that I have found.

Hanson, "The Kachin, Their Customs and Traditions" (1913), p. 76 (italics added). The first photo below is on the facing page, and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th July 2006, 01:26 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 33,227
Posted By Mark
Hua bua actually is not synonymous with...

Hua bua actually is not synonymous with "spatulate" as I use the latter term. Hua bua has a very small upturned blip at the tip. You need to look closely at the photo on my glossary page & looking...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th July 2006, 03:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 16,764
Posted By Mark
Thumbs up Yes, thank you both, and your fellow collectors...

Yes, thank you both, and your fellow collectors at the meeting. This is like cool water to a man in the desert to me! :)

If I understand #4 correctly, Ayutthaya daab have a more uniform width...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th July 2006, 03:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,526
Posted By Mark
Charles, A very helpful source to me for...

Charles,

A very helpful source to me for very roughly dating some daab is the book I think I told you about at Timonium - Punjabhan, Silverware in Thailand, Rengorm Publishing, Bangkok (1991) ISBN...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th July 2006, 03:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 13,526
Posted By Mark
I immediately thought of your iron-handled dha,...

I immediately thought of your iron-handled dha, JT. I think I have seen one other that has that same tapering handle. I'm thinking the first one of Charles' is from Burma, especially since John's...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th July 2006, 06:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,403
Posted By Mark
Oh, its too thin to be a History of Steel...

Oh, its too thin to be a History of Steel catalogue! Probably a Masters of Fire catalogue.

Antonio, are those Taoist pole-arms in the background of the 4th photo?
Forum: Swap Forum 17th July 2006, 06:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,507
Posted By Mark
:D

:D
Forum: Swap Forum 16th July 2006, 08:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,507
Posted By Mark
Chinese jian

I have put my jian on e-bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120009668421
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th July 2006, 08:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,882
Posted By Mark
Welcome to the Forum, David. Very nice blades. ...

Welcome to the Forum, David. Very nice blades. I'm ignorant about mandau (other than being able to recognize them), so I can only comment on the dha.

The first is of a type I have never seen...
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