A Burmese dha with silver and copper koftgari

[Mark]

Here is another recent acquisition. The grip is ivory, and the pommel and ferruler are iron, which has been roughened to accept silver and copper koftgari (that really is not the right term, but the only other one I can think of is applique, which sounds like you are talking about clothing). The blade has very elaborate and detailed vegetal motifs, again in silver with copper accents. There is writing inlaid on the spine (anyone read Burmese?), and really fine koftgari next to it, and along the false edge. The blade is in excellent shape, though it has been bent and re-straighted so it is a bit warped. The scabbard is a bit worn, and is held together with bands of braided copper and silver wire that has been hammer flat. Sorry for the poor photography on these -- the weather was bad and the light worse, but I couldn't wait any longer to share.