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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2025, 12:37 PM
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Posted By Iain
Thanks Jim, I try to keep my posting these days...

Thanks Jim, I try to keep my posting these days just the rare and unusual pieces I come across. But I know that this level of detail might be a bit esoteric for those not deeply interested in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2025, 10:41 AM
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Views: 6,958
Posted By Iain
It's certainly possible but I'd caution that I...

It's certainly possible but I'd caution that I think the shape of handles alone is not a definitive regional indicator and all aspects of each piece need to be considered. For example the handle of a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2025, 08:49 PM
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Posted By Iain
A well placed question regarding the blade...

A well placed question regarding the blade curvature. It is however a form I have encountered before. Both the attached pieces passed through my hands in the past and were clearly Vietnamese based on...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2025, 08:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,180
Posted By Iain
Agreed. It's a composite piece using a Chinese...

Agreed. It's a composite piece using a Chinese umbrella handle.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th May 2025, 01:08 PM
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Posted By Iain
This is a nice example of a Vietnamese guom, the...

This is a nice example of a Vietnamese guom, the bronze tonku, blade from and the typical rivet with decorative plate on the handle are all characteristic for the type. They are not common swords and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2025, 04:06 PM
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Posted By Iain
We can only speculate of course about who owned...

We can only speculate of course about who owned this piece, why they commissioned it with this motif and under exactly what rank it was carried. However, it is unique in my experience and so far I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2025, 03:53 PM
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Views: 9,575
Posted By Iain
Returning to the piece I started the thread with,...

Returning to the piece I started the thread with, I think it is first beneficial to show that it is clearly a sword from Laos. In the attached image you can see the blade shape, proportions and...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th May 2025, 03:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,575
Posted By Iain
Thanks for all your comments. I'm quite...

Thanks for all your comments.

I'm quite happy to share the detail of exactly what this sword is.

This sword falls into a specific family of silver dressed daab made in and around Luang Prabang...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2025, 10:44 AM
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Views: 9,575
Posted By Iain
Silver daab

Members might find this recent addition to my collection interesting. A rather unique example with silver fittings.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2025, 02:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 52,129
Posted By Iain
Check your PMs.

Check your PMs.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st January 2025, 12:22 PM
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Views: 52,129
Posted By Iain
It's in the document I emailed you. Page 15 and...

It's in the document I emailed you. Page 15 and has footnotes for further reading on the topic.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th January 2025, 05:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 52,129
Posted By Iain
Short answer is yes, I have long suspected this...

Short answer is yes, I have long suspected this based on trade records and the volume of blades being exported. I've written about this before and we have period records to backup how big the trade...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2025, 08:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 52,129
Posted By Iain
Well noted Jim, the issue I think is that this...

Well noted Jim, the issue I think is that this triple fuller pattern blade was in existence in the European context for several centuries as well as widely copied abroad. This blade may well be...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2025, 02:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 52,129
Posted By Iain
Afraid I don't have any takouba any more! ...

Afraid I don't have any takouba any more!

Yes, its the same blade pattern and I would normally assume 18th century at best. I don't see anything 16th century about it. The moons are cold stamped,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th January 2025, 12:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 51,197
Posted By Iain
That's a good question Marc and I am by no means...

That's a good question Marc and I am by no means that experienced with coins on dha, having had only a few pass through my hands. I think they all need to be looked at in context, for example a coin...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th January 2025, 04:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 51,197
Posted By Iain
I would just keep in mind the date on the coin is...

I would just keep in mind the date on the coin is not necessarily the date of the sword but it seems very likely it falls into the 1880s. A good buy!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2025, 03:47 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 48,601
Posted By Iain
There are certainly plenty of serious...

There are certainly plenty of serious practitioners in Thailand and the surrounding countries who have preserved the history and culture of their martial arts. I am not involved in martial arts...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2025, 03:08 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 48,601
Posted By Iain
Broadly speaking yes, and that continues into the...

Broadly speaking yes, and that continues into the modern day, its amazing what you can accomplish with a working knife or dha, a bit of bamboo, rattan etc.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2025, 02:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 48,601
Posted By Iain
I would probably hesitate to apply a general term...

I would probably hesitate to apply a general term like that to all dha/daab users. Perhaps a better way to phrase it would be that certainly those within the standing militaries and palace structures...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2025, 12:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 48,601
Posted By Iain
As others have indicated there really are a lot...

As others have indicated there really are a lot of varieties of "rounded" tip dhas. I'm attaching another couple just as examples. As you can see this covers a wide range of hilting styles, handle...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2025, 05:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 48,601
Posted By Iain
That looks to have a bit of a 'point' on the tip,...

That looks to have a bit of a 'point' on the tip, more of what I'd usually call a spear point tip. Like this one of mine.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th January 2025, 03:55 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 48,601
Posted By Iain
A nice dha, it may well be a bit older than 20th...

A nice dha, it may well be a bit older than 20th century and is a type that I don't personally really collect but have seen a few of over the years. The style is one that you can see in northern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2024, 12:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,871
Posted By Iain
Looks like a local blade and a late 19th century...

Looks like a local blade and a late 19th century hilting.

I've seen about 4-5 of these now with the rain guard feature, seems to be something that was in fashion for a short period and likely in...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th December 2024, 12:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,822
Posted By Iain
The blade is European in my view, the fullering...

The blade is European in my view, the fullering is good enough, the stamps as with most of these are cold stamped and could have been done in Africa.

I'd actually date the sword a bit earlier...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th August 2024, 09:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 31,140
Posted By Iain
A nice sword Jeff, and lovely to see the original...

A nice sword Jeff, and lovely to see the original silver and lacquer grip. The hole in the pommel is nothing more than the natural material used, which is a hollow bamboo.

Looking forward to...
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