Another Kachin Dao

Bill M · 12th November 2006, 03:15 PM

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, 10:28 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, 07:51 AM

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, 10:25 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!

Mark · 16th November 2006, 03:47 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.

Bill M · 14th November 2006, 11:03 AM

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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.

12th November 2006, 03:15 PM	#1
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Another Kachin Dao 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? Attached Images

14th November 2006, 07:51 AM	#3
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	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.....

13th November 2006, 10:28 PM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	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