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Mark · 11th February 2008, 05:42 PM

Not a red-painted blade, but this poor fellow had a gloppy coating of red paint on the scabbard & handle, clearly applied recently, as it slopped over onto the fittings. It is a Shan style dha, from eastern Burma or northern Thailand.

Here is another one (Kachin this time, from Northern Burma), where the red might have been original.

No idea what the red signifies, though.

11th February 2008, 05:42 PM	#10
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Not a red-painted blade, but this poor fellow had a gloppy coating of red paint on the scabbard & handle, clearly applied recently, as it slopped over onto the fittings. It is a Shan style dha, from eastern Burma or northern Thailand. Here is another one (Kachin this time, from Northern Burma), where the red might have been original. No idea what the red signifies, though. Last edited by Mark; 9th June 2008 at 03:19 PM.