Siamese Swords: what are they?

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by ariel

Andrew,
What are you doing at 1:30 pm surfing the net? I, at least, am on a legitimate medical leave, but you, a lawyer?
And some say that there is no rest for the wicked...

lol. My two law partners are in trial right now, so I'm stuck here minding the shop.

[Ian]

Speaking of archaic terms, how many people use a cleek, niblick or mashie today? Their decendants are used by millions of people every weekend.

Ian

[Bancha Thongkomol]

Originally Posted by Ian

Not me. I don't chase little balls around in fields.

I agree with Andrew that Egerton's "dass" is probably a daab, and the "kassi" a krabi. Krabi is the term used for certain Siamese weapons, but as I understand it is the specific term for for Western sabres, as well.

I agree with Andrew

[PUFF]

I agree with Andrew

So do I

Please read further explaination abour Dahb and Krabi in http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=118

[ariel]

So, as I suspected, it is just a matter of pronounciation.
Looking back, it is interesting how consistent Egerton is: in both cases "b" was transliterated by him as "ss".
Perhaps, the native speaker who provided these names to the venerable Lord of Tatton, had no teeth

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Ian

Speaking of archaic terms, how many people use a cleek, niblick or mashie today? Their decendants are used by millions of people every weekend.

Ian

This is what was supposed to be my response to Ian's post ( ):

Not me. I don't chase little balls around in fields.

I agree with Andrew that Egerton's "dass" is probably a daab, and the "kassi" a krabi. Krabi is the term used for certain Siamese weapons, but as I understand it is the specific term for for Western sabres, as well.

I think I've put everything back the way it was.