Arms room Grand Palace Bangkok

RhysMichael · 5th December 2004, 03:17 PM

Thanks Dan. Lots of good information here and yes I did see the handle resemblance on the dha I just got. I have had several people tell me they had keris that came from thailand so this helps to clear that up . I am distressed at the condition of the swords kept there. Though we saw pictures at the timonium dinner last year from India that showed even worse storage and maintenece on swords; it is still a true shame. The time you and Mike spent there gathered a huge amount of information and once I sort it all out it will help me a great deal. The Japanese and Chinese influnce seems to be taking a greater role than I previously thought on these. Did the Grand Palace or the National Museum indicate they had a catelogue of these swords ? If so I need to try to obtain one. The badek was a total surprise though it probably should not have been. I can't wait to see Mikes's Pictures.

I am wondering that now that we can save pictures here if we should not start some categorized threads on things like "Thailand National Museum" , "Bankok Royal" palace" or "thai swordmakers" that we could post pictures and informations on these in a way that may be easier to recall and research with, and people could add information there as we get it. Just a thought as I refer back often to Ians Contemporary Dha thread, the threads on the initial Greaves-Winston system, and the recent thread on the provenance of thai sword.

5th December 2004, 03:17 PM	#2
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	Thanks Dan. Lots of good information here and yes I did see the handle resemblance on the dha I just got. I have had several people tell me they had keris that came from thailand so this helps to clear that up . I am distressed at the condition of the swords kept there. Though we saw pictures at the timonium dinner last year from India that showed even worse storage and maintenece on swords; it is still a true shame. The time you and Mike spent there gathered a huge amount of information and once I sort it all out it will help me a great deal. The Japanese and Chinese influnce seems to be taking a greater role than I previously thought on these. Did the Grand Palace or the National Museum indicate they had a catelogue of these swords ? If so I need to try to obtain one. The badek was a total surprise though it probably should not have been. I can't wait to see Mikes's Pictures. I am wondering that now that we can save pictures here if we should not start some categorized threads on things like "Thailand National Museum" , "Bankok Royal" palace" or "thai swordmakers" that we could post pictures and informations on these in a way that may be easier to recall and research with, and people could add information there as we get it. Just a thought as I refer back often to Ians Contemporary Dha thread, the threads on the initial Greaves-Winston system, and the recent thread on the provenance of thai sword.