Burmese Dha Sword with Silver kofgari

arsendaday · 13th November 2016, 07:05 PM

Thanks for your input guys. Detlef it's good to know that this sword is of interest to somebody else on this site. The quality and the beauty of the blade caught my eye and even though SE Asian weapons are not my main focus, I just couldn't but get it.
I think the handle and blade look so disconnected, because the handle is missing the lowermost silver part (the wider piece). Otherwise the handle is very solid, has no movement and the brass (silver?) nails have a pattern to them.
I am still contemplating about the restoration and the materials to use, but of course I will keep whatever parts are already present and try to get original parts, before trying to make new ones. If anybody has handle or scabbard parts for a sword like this, please let me know.

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13th November 2016, 07:05 PM	#6
arsendaday Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 44	Thanks for your input guys. Detlef it's good to know that this sword is of interest to somebody else on this site. The quality and the beauty of the blade caught my eye and even though SE Asian weapons are not my main focus, I just couldn't but get it. I think the handle and blade look so disconnected, because the handle is missing the lowermost silver part (the wider piece). Otherwise the handle is very solid, has no movement and the brass (silver?) nails have a pattern to them. I am still contemplating about the restoration and the materials to use, but of course I will keep whatever parts are already present and try to get original parts, before trying to make new ones. If anybody has handle or scabbard parts for a sword like this, please let me know.