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29th September 2014, 03:05 AM
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EAAF Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 7,272
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Ayutthaya - that's the term I was looking for (forgot how to spell it). Yes I knew it was an older style. Thanks for posting this and for the background.
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29th September 2014, 07:32 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Thank you Ian!
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30th September 2014, 06:38 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Aussie Bush
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Another example
This one also finished on eBay in the last week. It is probably from about the same era. Unfortunately part of the hilt is missing so we don't know how long it would have been originally. Both have bronze/brass hilts with some similar elements (e.g., the scrolled wire loops) typical of Lao work. I was also outbid for this one.
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30th September 2014, 09:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: USA
Posts: 1,725
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Great stuff, Ian. Thanks for posting.
I have had a few of this style pass through my hands (and may have one still in storage). I am firmly in the late 19th century "camp." The wear and age of the materials, in hand, doesn't have indicia of 18th century items. More likely, in my estimation, to be a Laotian "revival" of the Ayutthaya-Thai style swords from the second half of the Kingdom (15th-18th century). Andrew |
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