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Ian · 18th July 2006, 10:35 AM

Sorry to be coming to this one late. Been traveling for a while.

When I first saw the original subject of this discussion, I was reminded of a sword from the Darjeeling area that I posted some time ago on the old forum. The thread is here: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001602.html

What struck me was the T-spine on Rob's mystery sword. The Northern Indian dao I posted also has a prominent T-spine and a blade that widens towards the tip. Also, the "staples" that appear to be used on each hilt to secure parts of the handle.

While I'm not questioning Freddy's identification of the African origin of Rob's sword, a number of people had commented on the similarity of Rob's sword to Tibetan forms, and I think that similarity is confirmed by my old "dao" from Darjeeling/Bhutan.

Regards,

Ian.

18th July 2006, 10:35 AM	#8
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,071	N. India/Bhutan/Tibet similarities Sorry to be coming to this one late. Been traveling for a while. When I first saw the original subject of this discussion, I was reminded of a sword from the Darjeeling area that I posted some time ago on the old forum. The thread is here: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001602.html What struck me was the T-spine on Rob's mystery sword. The Northern Indian dao I posted also has a prominent T-spine and a blade that widens towards the tip. Also, the "staples" that appear to be used on each hilt to secure parts of the handle. While I'm not questioning Freddy's identification of the African origin of Rob's sword, a number of people had commented on the similarity of Rob's sword to Tibetan forms, and I think that similarity is confirmed by my old "dao" from Darjeeling/Bhutan. Regards, Ian.