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2nd January 2015, 12:50 AM | #1 |
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Unusual dha-like sword
This one sold today on our favorite online auction site. Someone obviously thought they knew what it was judging from the price paid. I have my own ideas but will hold back on commenting until others have had a chance to express their opinions. Who made it and where is it from?
Overall length 30" Blade length 23" These are some of the seller's pictures. |
3rd January 2015, 12:34 AM | #2 |
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Hi Ian,
haven't seen the auction, as what it was described? Could be from Yunnan, Husa people. The skulls look strange. Added for selling purpose? Regards, Detlef |
3rd January 2015, 03:59 AM | #3 |
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Yes I agree. The work in particular the handle style is similar to those I have seen made by the Achang, HuSa
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3rd January 2015, 08:31 AM | #4 |
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It was described as from Burma. Here is the listing:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...763750&alt=web |
3rd January 2015, 12:10 PM | #5 | |
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3rd January 2015, 06:53 PM | #6 |
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Thanks guys. Yes, I would agree it is a HuSa dao. Hard to tell how old it is and whether the scabbard is original. The small bone (?) skulls seem like an after thought.
The partial tang has been pinned with what appear to be wooden dowels--an unusual construction on these swords as the examples I have seen previously had metal pins. The checkered horn hilt is also unusual. The decoration on the spine is consistent with other HuSa examples. As far as age, I was thinking the first half of 20th C, but it's hard to say. If the scabbard is original, it appears to have some age. Ian Attached is a web photo of Husa dao taken in Dehong. |
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