What do I have here - Thailand or Indonesia/Malaysia?

[wildwolberine]

The hilt looks familiar but I can’t quite place it. Seller photos. No scabbard unfortunately. Appreciate the help, I’m sure there is a post on the forum with a similar example.

[werecow]

My guess would be Philippines but it's admittedly not based on much, just the overall look.

[Sajen]

Congrats, you have something very rare there, have a look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=tengger
How long is it? Do I see it correct, 72 cm? My one is 54,5 cm.

Regards,
Detlef

[wildwolberine]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Congrats, you have something very rare there, have a look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=tengger
How long is it? Do I see it correct, 72 cm? My one is 54,5 cm.

Regards,
Detlef

Thanks Detlef! Excellent information. The sword came today, the length is about 56 cm so very close to your example. Posting photos below, along with a north Thailand or Burma dha from the same seller.

[wildwolberine]

Originally Posted by werecow

My guess would be Philippines but it's admittedly not based on much, just the overall look.

Thanks werecow! I has the same thoughts but there was something about the hilt that threw me off.

[wildwolberine]

The knife came today, photos below. The accompanying dha (I believe from north Thailand or Burma) is not old but it’s nicely made. The maker is interesting, to me it looks like a Mauser C96!

[Ian]

WW,

The hilt on your dha is a typical Burmese, three-section design. The blade, however, is most likely to have been made by the HuSa people in the Achang area of southern Yunnan. While I have not seen the Mauser stamp before, they do have blades with a Winchester rifle or a Colt revolver stamp. Hard to judge the age of this piece. Perhaps WWII era. Nice find. We have other threads showing HuSa dha and blade stamps. Please post a full length picture of the dha after you receive it.

Regards,

Ian

[wildwolberine]

Originally Posted by Ian

WW,

The hilt on your dha is a typical Burmese, three-section design. The blade, however, is most likely to have been made by the HuSa people in the Achang area of southern Yunnan. While I have not seen the Mauser stamp before, they do have blades with a Winchester rifle or a Colt revolver stamp. Hard to judge the age of this piece. Perhaps WWII era. Nice find. We have other threads showing HuSa dha and blade stamps. Please post a full length picture of the dha after you receive it.

Regards,

Ian

Thanks! Here are full length photos of the dha.