Interesting Yunnan daarb/ Dha

kahnjar1 · 21st February 2009, 06:43 AM

Hi Nathaniel,
I was also thinking Kachin, as the hilt style is found on their Dha also, but hopefully one of the "Learned Three" will chime in on this.
Regards Stuart

Nathaniel · 21st February 2009, 05:54 PM

Stuart,

Following your post, I thought I would just post up pictures of some other dha/daarb/dao with Chinese motifs from the HOS & dha research index..fantastic pieces.

Does anyone else have pics along the same lines to share?

ausjulius · 21st February 2009, 06:08 PM

there is a company in china still making these swords.... they have a web site.. they are making weapons from the dai ethnic group

Robert · 21st February 2009, 08:34 PM

Using the pictures at the top of the post and comparing the blade length to scabbard length the blade seems to be about 92% the length of the scabbard.

Robert

fearn · 22nd February 2009, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ausjulius

there is a company in china still making these swords.... they have a web site.. they are making weapons from the dai ethnic group

And that company is...?

Nathaniel · 22nd February 2009, 06:04 AM

I just looked up the Dai people...they are also know as the Thai Lu in Thailand...one sub group is the Thai Yong, "Tai Yong are thus descendants of the Tai Lue. In Thailand, these people are know as Thai Yai (Big Thai) and by the rest of the world as Shan."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingpo

Nathaniel · 22nd February 2009, 06:05 AM

ausjulius, yes, do you know their website?

Gavin Nugent · 22nd February 2009, 08:46 AM

I will ask a gentleman in Hong kong who provided me with many images of this village or one of these small mountain villages in Yunnan on the Burma/China border and also images of their work.
His visits were in the 1980's and they have been making blades for many hundreds of years.
My interest started some time ago when I purchased Bhutanese dagger of nice quality that had Chinese characters on it.
I'll see what I can post for all interested.

Gav

22nd February 2009, 08:46 AM	#8
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	I have a number of images of this village. I will ask a gentleman in Hong kong who provided me with many images of this village or one of these small mountain villages in Yunnan on the Burma/China border and also images of their work. His visits were in the 1980's and they have been making blades for many hundreds of years. My interest started some time ago when I purchased Bhutanese dagger of nice quality that had Chinese characters on it. I'll see what I can post for all interested. Gav

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21st February 2009, 06:43 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,809	Hi Nathaniel, I was also thinking Kachin, as the hilt style is found on their Dha also, but hopefully one of the "Learned Three" will chime in on this. Regards Stuart

21st February 2009, 05:54 PM	#2
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Stuart, Following your post, I thought I would just post up pictures of some other dha/daarb/dao with Chinese motifs from the HOS & dha research index..fantastic pieces. Does anyone else have pics along the same lines to share?

21st February 2009, 06:08 PM	#3
ausjulius Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: musorian territory Posts: 459	there is a company in china still making these swords.... they have a web site.. they are making weapons from the dai ethnic group

21st February 2009, 08:34 PM	#4
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Using the pictures at the top of the post and comparing the blade length to scabbard length the blade seems to be about 92% the length of the scabbard. Robert

22nd February 2009, 06:04 AM	#6
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	I just looked up the Dai people...they are also know as the Thai Lu in Thailand...one sub group is the Thai Yong, "Tai Yong are thus descendants of the Tai Lue. In Thailand, these people are know as Thai Yai (Big Thai) and by the rest of the world as Shan." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingpo

22nd February 2009, 06:05 AM	#7
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	ausjulius, yes, do you know their website?