A Nice Naga Dao

CharlesS · 20th June 2017, 08:44 PM

Ian,

Excellent point, and makes perfect sense as you can see here. When I first handled the blade I thought "this is pot metal!" But, it does hold an edge.

I have Rawson's book and completely forgot about his writing on Naga swords...thanks for the reference...I needed a good excuse reread that one again anyway!

Btw, you can also see the poor quality of metal work in Naga spear heads. I have one Naga spear that has a head forged from an iron and copper mix, with the copper standing out quite prominently in spots.

The "iron poor" explanation certainly explains it.

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20th June 2017, 08:44 PM	#5
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Ian, Excellent point, and makes perfect sense as you can see here. When I first handled the blade I thought "this is pot metal!" But, it does hold an edge. I have Rawson's book and completely forgot about his writing on Naga swords...thanks for the reference...I needed a good excuse reread that one again anyway! Btw, you can also see the poor quality of metal work in Naga spear heads. I have one Naga spear that has a head forged from an iron and copper mix, with the copper standing out quite prominently in spots. The "iron poor" explanation certainly explains it.