Gavin Nugent Unusual Dha 25th November 2007, 11:29 PM
Andrew Hi Gavin. Is there something... 26th November 2007, 04:56 AM
Jim McDougall Is that blade with clipped... 26th November 2007, 05:21 AM
Gavin Nugent The blade 26th November 2007, 06:16 AM
Andrew I'm not as confident in... 26th November 2007, 08:17 PM
kronckew i also have one to hand, 12... 26th November 2007, 09:44 PM
Andrew Nice knife, Kronckew. That's... 26th November 2007, 09:47 PM
kahnjar1 Two more with "Bowie"... 27th November 2007, 05:12 AM
Chris Evans Hi kronckew
The owner... 27th November 2007, 05:20 AM
kronckew yes, it's a nice decorative... 27th November 2007, 07:27 AM
Gavin Nugent Thanks kahnjar1 27th November 2007, 07:59 AM
Mark Kahnjar1, the first of yours... 27th November 2007, 10:08 PM
Jim McDougall The information and knowledge... 27th November 2007, 10:47 PM
Chris Evans Hi Folks,
Jim has said it... 28th November 2007, 01:36 AM
kahnjar1 Hi Gavin,
Thanks for the... 28th November 2007, 05:51 AM
kahnjar1 Added pic 28th November 2007, 07:39 AM
kahnjar1 Trying again so you don't... 28th November 2007, 07:43 AM
kahnjar1 Dha in General 28th November 2007, 08:08 AM
Gavin Nugent Thanks Gents 28th November 2007, 10:14 AM
PUFF Regarding to the baldrics,... 28th November 2007, 01:14 PM
kronckew re replacement baldrics:
... 28th November 2007, 02:08 PM
Andrew Thanks for the kind words,... 29th November 2007, 04:34 PM
Jim McDougall You're welcome Andrew! ... 29th November 2007, 04:47 PM
Mark Thank you all for the... 3rd December 2007, 03:43 PM
kahnjar1 Hi Mark,
Stuart from ... 4th December 2007, 04:05 AM
Mark Oh, I recognized you... 4th December 2007, 03:28 PM
kahnjar1 No problem Mark. Thought it... 5th December 2007, 03:41 AM
Jason Anstey Namikawa-heibei is an... 5th December 2007, 06:06 AM
wilked aka Khun Deng Some thoughts 5th December 2007, 03:16 PM
kahnjar1 Problem solved 6th December 2007, 03:42 AM
Jim McDougall Hi Gavin,
Thank you very... 28th November 2007, 08:53 PM
Gavin Nugent Thanks Puff 28th November 2007, 10:06 PM
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Some thoughts
Gavin et al,
These blades are not uncommon, although the point clipped that much is different, however Andrew mentioned the Kachin, the Chin did also clip their blades. From a dealer who travels to the Burmese border regularly I learned that these were at one time worn by every male member of the hill tribes in northern Thailand and up into Burma and that you could tell which tribe they were from by the design used on them. Another dealer at another location stated the same even purported to be able to ID some of them by design (doubtful but possible) I have no other documentation to back those statements. Generally they have very poor quality blades, yours is much better than the average. Including a picture of a Chin knife that I picked up from the one dealer as reference. While the scabbard is an open-faced basket type you can see the similarities in handle design and blade profile. Actually as I think about it there is distinct progression from the silver dha hmyuang through the knifes that Chris and Stuart posted and then to the Chin Basket knife. I wonder if it follows territorial boundaries? Regards, Dan |
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