Chinese Dao

[David R]

A view from the other side.....

[kronckew]

the Photo of the dadao carry looked odd to me. Hilt over the right shoulder looks better....

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[David R]

Originally Posted by kronckew

the Photo of the dadao carry looked odd to me. Hilt over the right shoulder looks better....

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Look at the rifle bolt, the original posted photo is the right way round.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by David R

Look at the rifle bolt, the original posted photo is the right way round.

Correct. the Original photo is right way around, I still would prefer the hilt over the right shoulder tho.

It seems to be optional.

p.s. - Viet DaDao tend to have very abbreviated guards (and decorated blades).

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by kronckew

... Viet DaDao tend to have very abbreviated guards (and decorated blades).

Viet Truong Dao:

[Philip]

A nice classic example of the genre, thanks for sharing the pic. It has a guard of sorts, rather small, serving more to keep the user's hand fro sliding up onto the edge. The appearance of such a rudimentary guard on a Vietnamese weapon may be influenced by small or absent guards on a number of other SE Asian edged weapons such as dhas, barongs, and the like.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Philip

A nice classic example of the genre, thanks for sharing the pic. It has a guard of sorts, rather small, serving more to keep the user's hand fro sliding up onto the edge. The appearance of such a rudimentary guard on a Vietnamese weapon may be influenced by small or absent guards on a number of other SE Asian edged weapons such as dhas, barongs, and the like.

I bought it on a whim, really cheap, listed at auction as a 'machete'. on arrival I fell in love with it, it feels great in the hand, well balanced, and sharp as anything. the blade has been cleaned a bit, grip is untouched. It is not the sword of a 'gentleman'. It'll scare the stuffing out of any intruder I am certain. I already had a more recent one mass-made in El Salvador by a 'Machete' company, with a wooden grip and a larger integral flat guard, I'd wrapped the grip a bit more appropriately. The Truong is a LOT better. I show the grip/guard here just for illustration. It's not high on my list of go-to's. Better to wait for a real one and save your money for it.