Kachin/Naga Dao

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Flavio

Hi scratch, I think you have to clean and than etch the blades. You will find some nice laminations.

Regards
Flavio

I agree. You will be pleasantly surprised. A double-hairpin is characteristic of the highest quality Kachin dao (they would call it a "nhtu," by the way). Writing of the dao made by the Hkahkus, Hanson states:

"There are at least four varieties, of which one with clear, wavy streaks of steel running down the blade, is the most valuable and appreciated." Hanson, O., "The Kachin, Their Customs & Traditions," (1913), p. 76.

Yours might look something like this: