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16th October 2014, 07:50 PM
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Thai or Burmese polearm
Hello,
Just picked this up at auction. A Thai or Burmese polearm. Total length, 1.88m, roughly split 50/50 between blade and pole. I don't have it in hand yet so can't say anything about the quality of the blade. The whole thing looks heavy duty to me though  Any thoughts or comments in this piece? Thanks! Emanuel Last edited by Emanuel; 16th October 2014 at 09:25 PM. |
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16th October 2014, 08:44 PM
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Nice! Need to see better photos, though.
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16th October 2014, 09:01 PM
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The rings remind me more of Vietnamese styles, but still this could very well be Thai or Burmese.
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16th October 2014, 09:32 PM
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That's the best I can do until I pick it up Andrew. Hopefully tomorrow.
Wondering if this would qualify as a Thai ngaw. Charles, the flimsy guard also recalled Vietnamese pieces to my mind. |
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17th October 2014, 04:11 AM
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Certainly French Indo Chinese, that's more certain that Thai specific and why I didn't push the bid...the blade profile and the presence of the fuller points more to Chinese made and influenced.
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17th October 2014, 04:22 AM
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Congratulations Emanuel. What a nice long bladed polearm! I would lean more towards Laotian....Laos being between Thailand and Vietnam there is a blend of cultures including an heavy Chinese influence.
Last edited by Nathaniel; 17th October 2014 at 05:04 PM. |
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