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Old 29th April 2008, 02:56 PM   #1
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What appears to be the poorest component, is the 26 cms. blade which, although being sharpened, doesn't seem to be of noble material ... like giving the sword a touristic look. I will have to clean its rust, to see if looks a bit nicer then. Anyway i can't propperly judge, as i am not at all acquainted with the range of dha blades in general; i wonder whether that curvature of the tip is a traditional form, or if it has been rearranged.
The ivory grip and the silver scabbard and collar look fine (to me), both showing a considerable patina ... better than in the pictures.
I wonder what i could call this specimen type; i checked the index at Mark's Dha Research page, but i couldn't make it for myself .
As for provenance, i assume it is Burmese ... or not ?
Would this ( hopefully ) be non tourist stuff ? Some age, like XIX century ?
Gentlemen, your coments will be most apreciated.
Fernando
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