More dha translations

[RhysMichael]

It seems that alot of Burmese antiques find their way out of the country via Thailand to the outside market . I have only seen ornamental daggers for sale in Burma but these are mainly Shan or kachin .

Most families will still keep a fighting dha but these on the whole are merely functional and plain . The only story dha I have seen are in the National Museum . My grandfather used to possess a fighting dha , a spear and a japanese sword although details are fuzzy regarding exactly what they looked like.

I have enjoyed reading these translations. We have been anxious to find someone who was willing to do this for us for a while so let me add my thanks to the others here.

I sent you some links on reputable dealers I have dealt with for dha. In addition I have found that following the UK ebay will often let you find ones not always available elsewhere. It only makes sense in that a number of dha were brought back home during the British colonial period