A great discussion and I am learning a great deal as always from reading these. I would love to actually come to one of the lectures oneday. Thank you for sharing
Can you tell me more about this sword
It is in with dha but if not for that I would have called it a parang with a naga hilt. I had not seen one with a guard before but otherwise it looks Indonesian not Thai to me.
And this one seems to resemble hairpin folding seen on swords from parts of China and Tibet
