Dha for blah,blah,blah.

[~Alaung_Hpaya~]

Originally Posted by Mark

Both are Burmese (Burman), the second considerably older than the first, I would say.

How old would you say they were Mark. Is shagreen mainly 2oth century ?

It's funny because although I've not ( until recently ) studied dha form or features I have , having been immersed in the culture since childhood , absorbed ( probably by osmosis ) a feel for what looks Bama ( Burman ) and what looks Shan and what looks Kachin . Not too familiar ( or have any opinion on what looks Karen though : plus I've always considered the Mon culture to be almost identical but have no idea what Mon swords look like )

The style of these swords do seem Bama. Although outwardly the tip would suggest Kachin the curve does not . Neither do the decorations .

Interestingly in the pop culture of my youth the only guys who wielded these larger flat tipped dha were either baddies , forest rangers or real hard men . The hero would always handle the elegant dha with silver trim and koftgari .