VERY INTERESTING PHOTOS, IF I AM EVER IN THE AREA I WILL BE SURE TO GO FOR A VISIT. IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT THE ART AND HISTORY OF SWORDMAKEING IS STILL IMPORTANT IN THAILAND.
THE DOUBBLE EDGED PRA KHAN SWORD HAS A BLADE SHAPE THAT ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF THE SHAPE OF SOME OF THE OLD BRONZE SWORDS. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THAT SHAPE BLADE ON INDONESIAN KERIS AND ON ONE OCCASION ON A LARGE SWORD KRIS OF EITHER MALAYSIAN OR PHILIPPINE ORIGIN.
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