Omani dagger? Filipino knife? and ivory hilt dha

phil.reid · 19th August 2023, 11:41 AM

Awesome,sorry i did know this but full of flu and brains foggy, have a german sword with the same style handle, thinking it belonged to a british officer who served there pre offical officers sword pattern and had his sword mounted with malay carved handle, ill try to post photos soon. What are the blades carved from??

Sajen · 19th August 2023, 12:02 PM

The blades are forged from fine laminated steel. Attached a picture from the blade of one from my examples.

gp · 19th August 2023, 12:12 PM

End right side is indeed a Burmese dha from around 1850-1880 which I believe to be a silver scabbard with filigree silver decoration. I had 2 similar ones which I sold recently.
Condition is reasonably well for its age but would recommend some cleaning of blade ( specially where it joins the handle/grip to avoid corrosion) grip and scabbard.
Nice to have the cord, which seems original, with it as they often go missing.

19th August 2023, 12:02 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,347	The blades are forged from fine laminated steel. Attached a picture from the blade of one from my examples. Attached Images

19th August 2023, 11:41 AM	#1
phil.reid Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 61	Awesome,sorry i did know this but full of flu and brains foggy, have a german sword with the same style handle, thinking it belonged to a british officer who served there pre offical officers sword pattern and had his sword mounted with malay carved handle, ill try to post photos soon. What are the blades carved from??

19th August 2023, 12:12 PM	#3
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 897	End right side is indeed a Burmese dha from around 1850-1880 which I believe to be a silver scabbard with filigree silver decoration. I had 2 similar ones which I sold recently. Condition is reasonably well for its age but would recommend some cleaning of blade ( specially where it joins the handle/grip to avoid corrosion) grip and scabbard. Nice to have the cord, which seems original, with it as they often go missing.