Any thoughts on this Lampang Darb?

[harimauhk]

Hi Nathaniel,

Thanks for your input. I definitely like my darb and the sword will definitely not fall out of the scabbard.

BTW, the pic of the guy with the sword is me. Dammit, every time I take a pic with one of my blades, someone gets a laugh out of it

Sent this pic of me with my badik to a friend of mine and she thanked me for making her laugh and helping relieve her exam stress.

Seller just got back to me and said it is definitely full-tang construction! I knew I had a keeper on my hands.

[Nathaniel]

harimauhk,

Ooops, guess you saw my comment before I edited it...Hey I've had some good laughs to from others when I struck a deep kung fu pose in front of a Taoist temple :P but hey you got to have fun posing...

Yes, I think this is one of the better made daab in thailand. Some Thai forum members like Puff might be able to say more than I have about the smith, etc...

I thought of another forum discussion which might be of interst...you can see an earlier model of the Lampang daab:

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001291.html

Also if you look on ebay there is another Lampang daab...not by the same seller your bought...but another seller from Bangkok....

[Nathaniel]

I should amend my comment and say the above regards the basic mass produced aranyik daab for the general tourist market...I understand they have to make what sells and keeps their business afloat...

Case in Point: Khun Dang's beautiful Cusom Aranyik Daab:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9228

And Jason's

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=custom+daab

[Nathaniel]

Originally Posted by Emanuel

Hello,

It seems all right. Distal taper, so forged blade, not stock removal. The seller doesn't say anything about the tang, whether it's forged or a welded rat-tail. The former is good, the latter very bad and potentially dangerous. Welded rat-tail tangs can be weak and they may snap off if you wave/hit the sword vigorously.

Let us know how it feels when you receive it.

Too bad about the copper habaki. A feature of Japanese nihonto, not thai/burmese dha.

Maybe you could have found an old dha for the price.

Regards,
Emanuel

To follow up on Emanuel's comment on the tang construction...here are some good explinations taken from Cozun out of Aranyik:

Pictures of the different Tang Styles:

[harimauhk]

Thanks Nathaniel, I actually sent the seller the pics from cozun.com to help him out since Thai is his first language. I can't find the other Lampang daab on eBay though. Could you link me to it through PM?

[wilked aka Khun Deng]

Nicely made modern darb up there in Chiang Mai - I just got back. And thanks Nathaniel for that link to Jason's piece. What a beauty!! Serge definitely has become the go-to guy out there for custom made work.

Dan

[harimauhk]

Originally Posted by wilked aka Khun Deng

Nicely made modern darb up there in Chiang Mai - I just got back. And thanks Nathaniel for that link to Jason's piece. What a beauty!! Serge definitely has become the go-to guy out there for custom made work.

Dan

Thanks Khun Deng--love the darb, but the habaki bothers me a little. Still, it is a fully functional sword, which is what I was after, so I'm happy overall.