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10th January 2016, 02:22 AM
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CHRISTAMAS GIFT
AN ANTIQUE DEALER FRIEND GIFTED THIS TO ME FOR XMAS,LOOKS LIKE A DHA HMONG KNIFE TYPICAL TO BURMA AND THAILAND,HAS SILVER CONTENT
WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ,CHEERS RAJESH |
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10th January 2016, 03:11 PM
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Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Very nice dha hmyaung from Burma, think from the first quarter of the 20th century. Is the handle from wood or horn?
Regards, Detlef |
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11th January 2016, 02:23 AM
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Location: Louisville, KY
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The scabbard bands are a white brass.
On the blade, the silver koftgari looks like a type of story dha, although I am not sure there is enough to call it a true story dha. |
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11th January 2016, 11:42 AM
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11th January 2016, 11:44 AM
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