Quick dha question..

Steven C. · 13th May 2007, 08:42 AM

Having been looking through the Oriental Arms site for the better half of my night, I noticed that quite a bit of dha have heavily inlaid and decorated blades, as well as full silver handles and even scabbards.

Now I'm wondering, how does one tell if a dha was meant for fighting or not? Are these heavily decorated ones with inlay spanning the entire length of the blade used in the same way modern U.S. Marine shamshirs are, i.e., not intended for use. And if so how does on tell if a dha was intended as an actual weapon or not?

Just need to know while I'm still learning the blades I plan on collecting.. because I really do not want to be collecting anything that wasnt intended as a weapon. I really don't like ceremonial only weapons.

13th May 2007, 08:42 AM	#1
Steven C. Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Port Richey, Florida Posts: 20	Quick dha question.. Having been looking through the Oriental Arms site for the better half of my night, I noticed that quite a bit of dha have heavily inlaid and decorated blades, as well as full silver handles and even scabbards. Now I'm wondering, how does one tell if a dha was meant for fighting or not? Are these heavily decorated ones with inlay spanning the entire length of the blade used in the same way modern U.S. Marine shamshirs are, i.e., not intended for use. And if so how does on tell if a dha was intended as an actual weapon or not? Just need to know while I'm still learning the blades I plan on collecting.. because I really do not want to be collecting anything that wasnt intended as a weapon. I really don't like ceremonial only weapons.