Mysterious markings on dha or daab sword

SidJ · Today, 11:02 AM

Thanks Members for your valuable insights. I've never come across this on a sword before and imagine it was added as a form of talismanic protection ?

Ian · Today, 01:19 PM

Syd, the Seven Stars have religious significance in Taoism. Peter Dekker has a nice short piece on the Seven Stars jian on his website at www.mandarinmansion.com.

The shape of the blade on your sword looks Shan to me. The Shan are mostly in SE Burma and neighboring southern Yunnan. The Shan have Chinese heritage and close relationships with Tai and Lao groups in northern Thailand and Laos and neighboring Yunnan. It would not be surprising to find Tao symbols used by Shan living in or close to southern Yunnan, although I don't recall examples of other swords so marked.

Today, 11:02 AM	#1
SidJ Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 236	Thanks Members for your valuable insights. I've never come across this on a sword before and imagine it was added as a form of talismanic protection ?

Today, 01:19 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,553	Syd, the Seven Stars have religious significance in Taoism. Peter Dekker has a nice short piece on the Seven Stars jian on his website at www.mandarinmansion.com. The shape of the blade on your sword looks Shan to me. The Shan are mostly in SE Burma and neighboring southern Yunnan. The Shan have Chinese heritage and close relationships with Tai and Lao groups in northern Thailand and Laos and neighboring Yunnan. It would not be surprising to find Tao symbols used by Shan living in or close to southern Yunnan, although I don't recall examples of other swords so marked.