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fernando · 29th April 2008, 02:56 PM

What appears to be the poorest component, is the 26 cms. blade which, although being sharpened, doesn't seem to be of noble material ... like giving the sword a touristic look. I will have to clean its rust, to see if looks a bit nicer then. Anyway i can't propperly judge, as i am not at all acquainted with the range of dha blades in general; i wonder whether that curvature of the tip is a traditional form, or if it has been rearranged.
The ivory grip and the silver scabbard and collar look fine (to me), both showing a considerable patina ... better than in the pictures.
I wonder what i could call this specimen type; i checked the index at Mark's Dha Research page, but i couldn't make it for myself

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As for provenance, i assume it is Burmese ... or not ?
Would this ( hopefully ) be non tourist stuff ? Some age, like XIX century ?
Gentlemen, your coments will be most apreciated.
Fernando

29th April 2008, 02:56 PM	#1
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,666	Dha for coments What appears to be the poorest component, is the 26 cms. blade which, although being sharpened, doesn't seem to be of noble material ... like giving the sword a touristic look. I will have to clean its rust, to see if looks a bit nicer then. Anyway i can't propperly judge, as i am not at all acquainted with the range of dha blades in general; i wonder whether that curvature of the tip is a traditional form, or if it has been rearranged. The ivory grip and the silver scabbard and collar look fine (to me), both showing a considerable patina ... better than in the pictures. I wonder what i could call this specimen type; i checked the index at Mark's Dha Research page, but i couldn't make it for myself . As for provenance, i assume it is Burmese ... or not ? Would this ( hopefully ) be non tourist stuff ? Some age, like XIX century ? Gentlemen, your coments will be most apreciated. Fernando Attached Images