Naga Daggers

Gavin Nugent · 7th August 2014, 02:34 AM

Thanks Ian, great finds.

There is a bit of variety there.

#1 looks interesting
#2 Kachin hilt ponderous blade
#3 Looks like it might have come out of Assam tea plantations or similar...EU made I suspect
#4 Very interesting, looks like a Sema (Sumi) Naga Dao blade...I had no idea the tangs were that long...which might explain why the bamboo shafts are often bound with colourful rattan for such a long way up the shaft....looks old too, maybe one of the early 1800 types?
#5 Kachin

7th August 2014, 02:34 AM	#10
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Thanks Ian, great finds. There is a bit of variety there. #1 looks interesting #2 Kachin hilt ponderous blade #3 Looks like it might have come out of Assam tea plantations or similar...EU made I suspect #4 Very interesting, looks like a Sema (Sumi) Naga Dao blade...I had no idea the tangs were that long...which might explain why the bamboo shafts are often bound with colourful rattan for such a long way up the shaft....looks old too, maybe one of the early 1800 types? #5 Kachin