CHRISTAMAS GIFT

BANDOOK · 10th January 2016, 03:22 AM

AN ANTIQUE DEALER FRIEND GIFTED THIS TO ME FOR XMAS,LOOKS LIKE A DHA HMONG KNIFE TYPICAL TO BURMA AND THAILAND,HAS SILVER CONTENT
WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ,CHEERS RAJESH

Sajen · 10th January 2016, 04:11 PM

Very nice dha hmyaung from Burma, think from the first quarter of the 20th century. Is the handle from wood or horn?

Regards,
Detlef

Battara · 11th January 2016, 03:23 AM

The scabbard bands are a white brass.

On the blade, the silver koftgari looks like a type of story dha, although I am not sure there is enough to call it a true story dha.

BANDOOK · 11th January 2016, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Very nice dha hmyaung from Burma, think from the first quarter of the 20th century. Is the handle from wood or horn?

Regards,
Detlef

THANKS DETLEF ,THE HANDLE IS MADE OF HORN,CHEERS

BANDOOK · 11th January 2016, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

The scabbard bands are a white brass.

On the blade, the silver koftgari looks like a type of story dha, although I am not sure there is enough to call it a true story dha.

HI BATTARA THE MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE LOOKS MORE OF HALF ROOSTER OR PEACOCK AND HALF ELEPHANT,CHEERS

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10th January 2016, 04:11 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,417	Very nice dha hmyaung from Burma, think from the first quarter of the 20th century. Is the handle from wood or horn? Regards, Detlef

11th January 2016, 03:23 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	The scabbard bands are a white brass. On the blade, the silver koftgari looks like a type of story dha, although I am not sure there is enough to call it a true story dha.