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Just picked this up off Ebay. It has an interesting mix of design features such as the hairpin blade, silver work, and strange jagged carving on the shoulder-carry open-scabbard. Photos are from the Ebay sell page.
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Hi Jeff,
Would agree with Kai, look like you have got a nice Achang HuSa dao! ;) http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=husa Regards, Detlef |
Hi Jeff,
While the maker of this blade is most likely from Yunnan, the customer was probably some distance from the HuSa homeland. There are Achang living in northern Burma/Assam. These long-bladed, straight, square-ended dha/dao are most commonly found in Assam and north-west Yunnan. The most common group in Yunnan to use this type pf sword are the Lisu (who are related ethnically to the Kachin). Scabbards are typically open-faced, and the toe projects well beyond the end of the blade. You have found a nice example. The hilt looks to be Shan in style, and there is a close relationship between the Shan and Achang in south-western Yunnan. Ian. |
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Thank you! :) Yes, Robert did the restoration of the scabbard and worked the fittings new from brass, they are silver washed. Regards, Detlef |
silly question perhaps but why are these weapons not pointed ?
From an attacking perspective you lose one functionality I would say.. and it would require more force to thrust it into an opponent's body... |
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Regarding the tool origin. I did some field work a few year back in northern Myanmar. The Kachin (Rowang) with us had small working daos (made from blanks purchased in Putao market). The lower corner of the squared tip provides a vertical aligned point that they frequently used to to "spear" and pick up chunks of firewood with an easy downward chopping motion. A useful feature for a general purpose tool.
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Any thoughts on what was set in the two round depressions on the scabbard foot? There is a gummy resin at the bottom that was likely the adhesive used. One of these has shiny foil-like residue stuck to the resin.
Incidentally I found another example of this scabbard style on Ashoka Arts website. |
Those depressions contained circular raised metal button like fixtures.
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