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The national museum in Chiang Mai is rather small and underfunded, yet they still have some interesting pieces. Photos weren't really allowed but I did manage a quick & dirty pic of these weapons using my phone camera. The swords are about 110 cm long.
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those look like halberds for use from elephant back.
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Yes, I guess they are halberds, not swords.
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At 110cms long they fit the "sword" category far better than a halberd by definition.
My largest Silver repousse Thai sword is 112cms long in the scabbard. Thank for sharing this image, these are seldom found or seen weapons. Any other images from the museum? Thanks Gavin |
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These are the equivalent of two-handed broadswords and I believe they are referred to as 'darb sri gun chai', but I cannot make an exact translation...we need Nathaniel here!
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Lord Koos...what did the description tags say for the three???
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