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Old 9th April 2012, 02:39 PM   #1
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What is Ban?
People? Name of the sword? Or are we suppose to ban them on the forum?
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Old 9th April 2012, 04:34 PM   #2
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What is Ban?
People? Name of the sword? Or are we suppose to ban them on the forum?
LOL. Ban is the name of the sword. People are Lepcha.

Paolo, Thank you for showing the decoration on your bands. It's the first picture that I have seen.

Lew, those dates are good to hear.

Thank you all for your comments!

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Old 9th April 2012, 04:59 PM   #3
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Hi Paolo

I seems you have the aquired sword that was in my collection. Funny how these things get around.
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Old 9th April 2012, 06:04 PM   #4
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Very nice sword Steve! And good restore job.

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Old 9th April 2012, 06:12 PM   #5
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Hi Lew,
It seems a good origin !!
I were, always interested to the mark on the blade. Someone knows something about it ?
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Old 9th April 2012, 07:35 PM   #6
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See: http://aachulay.blogspot.com/2010/10/lepcha-dress.html
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Old 9th April 2012, 09:02 PM   #7
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Thanks Dennee,
So this short sword would be a baanmok?

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Old 9th April 2012, 11:50 PM   #8
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Hi Lew,
It seems a good origin !!
I were, always interested to the mark on the blade. Someone knows something about it ?
Paolo
They look like eyelash marks to me .
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Old 20th April 2012, 02:18 PM   #9
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Great to see this example. I have one without a scabbard that I thought was Eastern Chinese/Tibetan/Bhutanese. It's nice to see i was close, but even nicer to know exactly what I have.

You mention that yours is mono-steel. Are you sure? Mine has Tibetan style hairpin folding, and it seems as though yours might as well.
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