Running Tiger mark on Dha Blade

Lew · 25th March 2009, 03:44 PM

Hi Jim

I am posting a pic of the dha blade with the running tiger mark as per our discussion at Timonium. Maybe one of those Solingen sword smiths became stranded in Burma and substituted a tiger for the wolf?

Lew

Nathaniel · 26th March 2009, 03:08 AM

Just to highlight past discussion:

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthr...ht=burmese+dha

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001540.html

Jim McDougall · 26th March 2009, 04:43 AM

Hi Lew,
Thank you for posting that dha, as we discussed. Interesting thought that I had long forgotten about from quite some time ago. Andrew had noted this back in 2003 (thank you Nathaniel for the link), and we had felt no direct connection or association, but clearly the concept itself was sound.

I believe the tiger was totemic in Asia, much in the way the wolf was with the warriors from Roman times, through the middle ages in Europe to its eventual talismanic and commercial connotation.

As noted, the wolf really got around, so who knows where the Burmese got the idea !!? Good observation !

All the best, and it was great talking with you in Baltimore!
Jim

Nathaniel · 27th March 2009, 04:43 AM

Here two others...the first similar to Ian's piece that Andrew posted in the SFI thread

Nathaniel · 7th June 2009, 05:58 PM

Here is another to add to the list

25th March 2009, 03:44 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Running Tiger mark on Dha Blade Hi Jim I am posting a pic of the dha blade with the running tiger mark as per our discussion at Timonium. Maybe one of those Solingen sword smiths became stranded in Burma and substituted a tiger for the wolf? Lew Attached Images

26th March 2009, 03:08 AM	#2
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Just to highlight past discussion: http://forums.swordforum.com/showthr...ht=burmese+dha http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001540.html

26th March 2009, 04:43 AM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,738	Hi Lew, Thank you for posting that dha, as we discussed. Interesting thought that I had long forgotten about from quite some time ago. Andrew had noted this back in 2003 (thank you Nathaniel for the link), and we had felt no direct connection or association, but clearly the concept itself was sound. I believe the tiger was totemic in Asia, much in the way the wolf was with the warriors from Roman times, through the middle ages in Europe to its eventual talismanic and commercial connotation. As noted, the wolf really got around, so who knows where the Burmese got the idea !!? Good observation ! All the best, and it was great talking with you in Baltimore! Jim

27th March 2009, 04:43 AM	#4
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Here two others...the first similar to Ian's piece that Andrew posted in the SFI thread

7th June 2009, 05:58 PM	#5
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Here is another to add to the list