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4th December 2020, 03:13 AM
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Executioner's dha?
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4th December 2020, 09:02 AM
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Ian, thank you for the info.
kronckew, I dont think that thist dha for execution. For all its massiveness, it does not have the best balance for a chopping blow. |
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4th December 2020, 10:37 AM
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Are you holding it one-handed at the bolster? Dha are not two handed. It looks like the blade shape is similar to Vietnamese truongdao and Chinese dadao blades. It'd be rather ungainly if you held it near the pommel, or even on the ivory/bone bit of the grip. Generally they use Draw cuts rather than straight chops...
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4th December 2020, 10:55 AM
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Unlikely to be an executioner's dha. Executions were carried out generally with ordinary dha of regular length. I think I heard this from a mutual friend some time ago. Ian |
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4th December 2020, 11:37 AM
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4th December 2020, 02:50 PM
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“ My dha is bigger than your dha” :-)
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4th December 2020, 04:33 PM
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It's not how big, it's how you use it.
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