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21st September 2008, 01:44 PM
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Neat! I also have always liked these! Have pictures of a pair of mine, somewhere.....
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21st September 2008, 02:21 PM
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Hello Bill
 I enjoyed your Kachin dao post very much. The dao with ivory buttplate with lovely design is a beauty as is the other.Thank you for sharing. How many types of these daos are there?, These are not the topend variety. Would the handles be bamboo root? Cheers |
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21st September 2008, 05:54 PM
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Hi scratch, I think you have to clean and than etch the blades. You will find some nice laminations.
Regards Flavio 
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22nd September 2008, 02:12 PM
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Quote:
"There are at least four varieties, of which one with clear, wavy streaks of steel running down the blade, is the most valuable and appreciated." Hanson, O., "The Kachin, Their Customs & Traditions," (1913), p. 76. Yours might look something like this: 
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22nd September 2008, 06:18 PM
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Or like my one
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22nd September 2008, 08:15 PM
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Since this is turning into the Kachin Dao thread, I'll dig up a few of mine
Actually I am glad that I did. These are really neat sword types they all speak to me. Fun to swing around. Like Scratch said in the original post. Quote:
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23rd September 2008, 01:38 PM
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Very nice.
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