A Burmese dha with silver and copper koftgari

[Mark]

Originally Posted by cylord21

Nice, interesting and uncommon decoration on hilt and blade. Wood on scabbard has differences in color, do you think decoration is original to the sword ?. Not much to say, my mind still on the 1798 dha.

The scabbard may well be a replacement, since stuff rots pretty quickly in that climate, and it has a different style than the blade. I think there was an attempt to match the theme, at least, with the silver-copper combination. The difference in color is wear. The darker color is the original finish, and the lighter areas are where it has been rubbed away by handling and movement of the bands. Once I find a way to gently remove the chape (the ferrule is loose, but slightly tapered tappered so I can't slight things off the other way), I plan to restore it to an even finish.