28th October 2007, 09:23 PM | #1 |
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Unique Burmese Kachin Dha with Basket Scabbard
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28th October 2007, 09:26 PM | #2 |
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28th October 2007, 09:31 PM | #3 |
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28th October 2007, 10:09 PM | #4 |
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Do you know what kind of wood the scabbard is made from? In one of your photos of its mouth, it looks as though it has a spotted grain(almost like cork). I've looked and I have something similar.
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28th October 2007, 11:47 PM | #5 |
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Looks like Bamboo .
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29th October 2007, 01:14 AM | #6 |
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DhaDha, Yes, Rick is most defiantly correct...the scabbard is made of two Bamboo pieces.
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29th October 2007, 02:39 AM | #7 |
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Thanks to you both.
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30th October 2007, 12:23 AM | #8 |
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Or a type of palm - not unheard of in this region.
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