21st September 2012, 07:39 AM | #1 |
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Thai blades in Chiang Mai museum
The national museum in Chiang Mai is rather small and underfunded, yet they still have some interesting pieces. Photos weren't really allowed but I did manage a quick & dirty pic of these weapons using my phone camera. The swords are about 110 cm long.
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21st September 2012, 07:42 AM | #2 |
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those look like halberds for use from elephant back.
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21st September 2012, 09:27 AM | #3 |
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Yes, I guess they are halberds, not swords.
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21st September 2012, 11:55 AM | #4 |
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At 110cms long they fit the "sword" category far better than a halberd by definition.
My largest Silver repousse Thai sword is 112cms long in the scabbard. Thank for sharing this image, these are seldom found or seen weapons. Any other images from the museum? Thanks Gavin |
21st September 2012, 12:02 PM | #5 |
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These are the equivalent of two-handed broadswords and I believe they are referred to as 'darb sri gun chai', but I cannot make an exact translation...we need Nathaniel here!
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22nd September 2012, 12:15 AM | #7 |
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Lord Koos...what did the description tags say for the three???
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Hi guys, sorry to be tardy with the replies on this thread... there was little info about these in the museum, just a small tag in Thai, which I could not read. I took a couple of other discreet pictures of some of the Buddhist art but no other swords, the couple of other knives they had on display were pretty typical/nothing special.
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3rd December 2012, 10:37 AM | #12 |
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Dahb Sri (sword of good fortune) or Dahb Chai (sword of victory), Lanna, influenced by Chainese Dao.
May also called Dahb Ngao in modern day. Dahb Sri is shorten from Dahb Sri Khan Chai (aks Khan Chai Sri) which is mythical sword in many Buddhism cultures. This type of sword is for martial-ceremonial purpose. They mostly come in pair, held by foot soldiers who stand next to a horse riding lord/general in troop formation. Sorry for I cant find the pic at this moment. |
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