Possible mystery - first clue - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

10th December 2014, 07:59 PM

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spiral

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Originally Posted by spiral

Isnt there a blade like this in Rawsons work a Burmese dao/dha of some sort?

Also the hilt may not be original & may once of had a bolster/ferrule?

spiral

Kabui dancing dao page. 58 & fig. 34 Rawson "The Indian sword."

Doesn't need a ferrule its for dancing..... {from the Kabui tribe, Assam/Burma regions...}

spiral

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