Another Dha

ariel · 7th September 2006, 12:05 AM

I looked at it myself but had to suppress my urges

: need funds for something closer to my main interests.
Very nice one, really very nice. I do not remember ever seeing this "basket-weave" cover for the scabbard. Is it peculiar to some specific locality/tradition/culture?
Dha-fiosos, raise your educated voices!

Flavio · 7th September 2006, 01:13 PM

Waiting for the Dhafiosos guys, here are some other pictures of the blade. What to do you think could be the signs like finger prints?

RhysMichael · 8th September 2006, 02:46 AM

Puff may be able to tell you what guild uses these markings , I think Mark or Ian have one with similar markings. A nice sword

Andrew · 8th September 2006, 02:52 AM

Hi John. Well, I was having a senior moment.

I thought I remembered PUFF making a comment about fullers running off the tip being a Thai element. He actually said the exact opposite.

RhysMichael · 8th September 2006, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Hi John. Well, I was having a senior moment.

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I cannot count how often oldtimers disease hits me now day

Mark · 8th September 2006, 05:42 AM

I would say Kachin, based on the almost straight blade, concave tip, and the three-part grip with the fat middle. It looks like bone to me, too, but the way - too much grain to be ivory.

The basket weave on the scabbard is new to me, too. Very interesting.

About the "finger-prints" (excuse my Italion, folks, just trying to be clear) - vuoi dire le rosette lungo la spina, o proprio le macchie scure sulla lama? [translation for others - "do you mean the rosettes along the spine, or the dark stains on the blade?"] I think the rosettes are just decorative, though a similar mark is used in Thailand as a maker's mark, but only because I've never seen a maker's mark placed all along the blade like that. The stains on the blade are very likely real fingerprints, or rather oxidation caused by them.

All-in-all, its a really nice piece. Congratulazioni!

Flavio · 8th September 2006, 09:26 AM

Grazie Mark

Yes i mean the dark signs on the blade, not the decorations. Thank you very much for informations!

7th September 2006, 01:13 PM	#2
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Waiting for the Dhafiosos guys, here are some other pictures of the blade. What to do you think could be the signs like finger prints? Attached Images

7th September 2006, 12:05 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I looked at it myself but had to suppress my urges : need funds for something closer to my main interests. Very nice one, really very nice. I do not remember ever seeing this "basket-weave" cover for the scabbard. Is it peculiar to some specific locality/tradition/culture? Dha-fiosos, raise your educated voices!

8th September 2006, 02:46 AM	#3
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	Puff may be able to tell you what guild uses these markings , I think Mark or Ian have one with similar markings. A nice sword

8th September 2006, 02:52 AM	#4
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Hi John. Well, I was having a senior moment. I thought I remembered PUFF making a comment about fullers running off the tip being a Thai element. He actually said the exact opposite.

8th September 2006, 05:42 AM	#6
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	I would say Kachin, based on the almost straight blade, concave tip, and the three-part grip with the fat middle. It looks like bone to me, too, but the way - too much grain to be ivory. The basket weave on the scabbard is new to me, too. Very interesting. About the "finger-prints" (excuse my Italion, folks, just trying to be clear) - vuoi dire le rosette lungo la spina, o proprio le macchie scure sulla lama? [translation for others - "do you mean the rosettes along the spine, or the dark stains on the blade?"] I think the rosettes are just decorative, though a similar mark is used in Thailand as a maker's mark, but only because I've never seen a maker's mark placed all along the blade like that. The stains on the blade are very likely real fingerprints, or rather oxidation caused by them. All-in-all, its a really nice piece. Congratulazioni!

8th September 2006, 09:26 AM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Grazie Mark Yes i mean the dark signs on the blade, not the decorations. Thank you very much for informations!