An Interesting Old Quality Daab/Dha with Lacquered Wooden Scabbard

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by RSWORD

That is indeed one beautiful sword! One question I have is about the blade. Is this blade form common in Thai swords? Not only do you have the rare element of this type of scabbard but I would think a rare element of the blade form specifically in regards to Thai swords.

Hi Rick. Thai sword and knife blades come in a bewildering variety of shapes, most of which have unique names. This is not the most common form of tip but, likewise, far from the most uncommon.

I agree--it is similar to the square tips generally associated with "Kachin" dha, and even Naga sword dao. I believe the name for this tip style in Thai is Hua Bua Tad, but my notes are not well organized.

In any event, I reiterate my earlier comments and will add this--in my opinon, this is an important sword.