Dha sword and dagger 4 sale
 

Hi Dha Guys

Up for sale one nice dha sword with ray skin wrapped hilt and an ivory hilted dagger. Asking $375 for the sword and $150 for the dagger.

Lew

Lenght of the blade?

Sorry forgot to post the length. The sword has a 22 inch blade. The dagger is around 7 inches.


Lew

Hi All

I am dropping the price on the sword to $325.



Lew

Hi Lew
any idea on postage for Dha to Australia. Also what ethnic group do you suspect it might belong to?
thanks
DrD

drDavid

Australia is going to be expensive to ship to probably around $50 and your laws make it hard to import swords into the country. The dha is Shan I think.


Lew

True, under the Greaves-Winston typology. However, recent information & a sudden flash of insight have me believing that these are Burman, meaning the ethnic group in Burma proper, as opposed to the ethnically Tai Shans of the Shan States in Burma (BTW, the groups in the G-W system are made broad & don't strictly reflect ethnic origin).

I have recently seen photos of Burmese martial arts practicioners who are holding these short-gripped, simple-handled dha. Two-handed forms, actually; very cool. Also this exact form is often found with the koftgari on the blade, which we have learned is an exclusively Burman decoration. That is what really drew the connection for me. I guess I've been holding back from the group. :D

A Burman dha with koftgari (from Andrew's collection):

Man, we really do need to revisit the original typology, Mark. :o Among other things, the Burman and Thai classifications have crystalized, while "Kachin" and "Shan" have blurred.

I think we'll have more time soon, once some other projects wrap up.

Hi All

The dha sword is sold!


Lew

The dha dagger is sold.