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Bill M 12th November 2006 04:15 PM
Another Kachin Dao
 
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This dao is more the "user." also from Assam / Nagaland / Kachin. Classic example. Laminated forged steel blade 17" long and 2 1/2" wide at the tip. Total length in scabbard 31". All authentic. No repairs or alterations. Thanks, Artzi!

Comments?

kai 13th November 2006 11:28 PM
Hello Bill,

nice pieces!

Did there went something wrong while resizing the pics? (The blade seems to be more slender in the last pic...)

Regards,
Kai

Philip 14th November 2006 08:51 AM
Congrats!
 
Hey Bill, you sure got yourself a couple of nice examples (I also saw the pics on your other thread on the same subject). What's especially nice about yours is that they're complete. Lots of times, the scabbards are gone or have lots of the rattan broken or missing.

It's intriguing that these blades often exhibit the characteristic "hairpin" pattern welding that was used by smiths further north and west in Bhutan, and across the Himalayas in Tibet, and also in parts of the Sino-Tibetan borderland. A couple years ago I came across one of these daos which had two "hairpins" side by side. I shoulda kept it.....

Bill M 14th November 2006 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Philip
Hey Bill, you sure got yourself a couple of nice examples (I also saw the pics on your other thread on the same subject). What's especially nice about yours is that they're complete. Lots of times, the scabbards are gone or have lots of the rattan broken or missing.

It's intriguing that these blades often exhibit the characteristic "hairpin" pattern welding that was used by smiths further north and west in Bhutan, and across the Himalayas in Tibet, and also in parts of the Sino-Tibetan borderland. A couple years ago I came across one of these daos which had two "hairpins" side by side. I shoulda kept it.....
Thank you Philip. Always good to hear from you!

The high end dao is from Ashoka Arts - Stefan
http://www.ashokaarts.com/edgedweapons/ew-28.html

The other one is from Artzi
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=1163

Two of my favorite sellers!

Bill M 14th November 2006 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by kai
Hello Bill,

nice pieces!

Did there went something wrong while resizing the pics? (The blade seems to be more slender in the last pic...)

Regards,
Kai

Kai,

Maybe, but the blade is more slender than the higher end one. Realized I did not post good overall blade comparision pictures.

The third dao is from Nagaland.

Mark 16th November 2006 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Philip
Hey Bill, you sure got yourself a couple of nice examples (I also saw the pics on your other thread on the same subject). What's especially nice about yours is that they're complete. Lots of times, the scabbards are gone or have lots of the rattan broken or missing.

It's intriguing that these blades often exhibit the characteristic "hairpin" pattern welding that was used by smiths further north and west in Bhutan, and across the Himalayas in Tibet, and also in parts of the Sino-Tibetan borderland. A couple years ago I came across one of these daos which had two "hairpins" side by side. I shoulda kept it.....
Nah, you made the right choice. ;)


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