What kind of sword is this?

Ian · 17th February 2017, 05:23 AM

Gavin:

That's an interesting sword. The hilt is in the Ayutthaya style, but the hilt:blade ratio is still greater than 0.3 by my measurements of the pic. It's interesting to see the lattice design also on this Siamese sword. That design does not appear in any of my references of Thai silverware, so it seems that this Chinese form may have been quite widely used.

The hilt of our mystery sword is obviously not from Ayutthaya, but there are similarities in the scabbard to the sword you show.

Ian

17th February 2017, 05:23 AM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,453	Gavin: That's an interesting sword. The hilt is in the Ayutthaya style, but the hilt:blade ratio is still greater than 0.3 by my measurements of the pic. It's interesting to see the lattice design also on this Siamese sword. That design does not appear in any of my references of Thai silverware, so it seems that this Chinese form may have been quite widely used. The hilt of our mystery sword is obviously not from Ayutthaya, but there are similarities in the scabbard to the sword you show. Ian