Korean or Khmer sword.

Battara · 3rd February 2019, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ren Ren

Guards on swords of the Indo-China peninsula have been since the Bronze Age.

I stand corrected, Ren Ren, thank you.

kronckew · 3rd February 2019, 09:25 AM

According to a Thai swordsman friend of mine, the first DHA with guard and silver on there is Laos daab sword 19thc not cambodian, Loas bordering Yunnan dai or Tai lue, it's more laos looking to me though and the blade shape is Loas for sure.

Ian · 4th February 2019, 12:39 PM

I must agree with Wayne on the identification of the original subject of this thread. This is a Lao daab, very likely 19th C, with typical Lao repoussed silver work. It likely comes from the "Golden Triangle" area of northern Thailand, Laos, and Yunnan occupied by Tai, Dai, and ethnically related groups. I don't see anything to suggest Khmer influence.

Ian

3rd February 2019, 09:25 AM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	According to a Thai swordsman friend of mine, the first DHA with guard and silver on there is Laos daab sword 19thc not cambodian, Loas bordering Yunnan dai or Tai lue, it's more laos looking to me though and the blade shape is Loas for sure.

4th February 2019, 12:39 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	I must agree with Wayne on the identification of the original subject of this thread. This is a Lao daab, very likely 19th C, with typical Lao repoussed silver work. It likely comes from the "Golden Triangle" area of northern Thailand, Laos, and Yunnan occupied by Tai, Dai, and ethnically related groups. I don't see anything to suggest Khmer influence. Ian