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carlitobrigante · 29th August 2010, 09:23 PM

hi all, new to the forum. thought i might aswell share a recent dha i picked up from another collector. Only second dha sword ive had the pleasure to own, i believe it it a montagnard dha from laos or vietnam. Not sure the scabbard is as old as the sword itself. Blade shows a tempered / hardened edge. Hilt has brass (?) mounts inset with coloured stones, grip is lacquered rattan, and it has a heavy brass plug fitted as a pommel, likely to give it better balance?

anyway just thought id share as a hello to the forum

any further info on likely origin from the experts out there would be greatly appreciated.

29th August 2010, 09:23 PM	#1
carlitobrigante Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Solihull, UK Posts: 81	a recent montagnard dha i picked up hi all, new to the forum. thought i might aswell share a recent dha i picked up from another collector. Only second dha sword ive had the pleasure to own, i believe it it a montagnard dha from laos or vietnam. Not sure the scabbard is as old as the sword itself. Blade shows a tempered / hardened edge. Hilt has brass (?) mounts inset with coloured stones, grip is lacquered rattan, and it has a heavy brass plug fitted as a pommel, likely to give it better balance? anyway just thought id share as a hello to the forum any further info on likely origin from the experts out there would be greatly appreciated. Last edited by carlitobrigante; 29th August 2010 at 10:01 PM.