Thai (?) Darb (?) from eBay

[jmings]

Originally Posted by Amuk Murugul

Hello everybody,

Sorry to intrude, but I was reading this thread and looking at the pictures. They reminded me of a blade I recently acquired. So I thought I'd join in and post pictures of my blade for identification.
Similar items to mine have been up for sale around the globe, being listed variously as Thai, Javanese, Fijian, Malaysian etc. and at varying prices. So when this one came up for sale at a VERY low price, I grabbed it. I know it looks cheap and touristy, but hey, for ten bucks, I could never get someone here to make one for me.

Regards.

No problem. I have several of these. One was even listed as a "South Seas Sword"

Was that $10 before or after shipping?

We will know the end of the world is soon when the Chinese start counterfitting them

[Amuk Murugul]

Originally Posted by jmings

... Was that $10 before or after shipping?
...

... Shipping was about another $9

Thank you everybody for the info (now I know it's definitely a Thai dha) and for taking my light-hearted interjection in stride

Regards.

[RhysMichael]

Amuk Murugul the darb you have is a style I first saw when my cousin brought one back from Thailand after serving in the Viet Nam war. This type at least dates back that far and is still made today so there is no real way for me to know when yours was made