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Hello All,
Acquired this in a trade not too long ago. Measures 41 cm overall in sheath with a 30 cm blade of wedge-shaped cross section. Pommel is silvered brass set with turquoise, while the sheath is made of different overlaid copper alloys. Cheers, Chris |
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Very beautyfull dagger.
Unfortunately I know nothing about them (sorry ![]() Best regards, Willem |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Agree with Willem, very nice old example. Do have etched the blade?
Regards, Detlef |
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Thank you Detlef & Willem...
![]() I have not etched the blade (without exception, each attempted etch I have undertaken has always produced entirely underwhelming results ![]() Having only had one other older one pass thorugh my hands over the years, my exposure to comparable examples is largley limited to those I have researched here on the forum. Yet I do not recall seeing another example with the cord binding over the (top and bottom of the) shagreen... Is this indicative of a regional variation? ![]() I am also puzzled as to the significance of the green pigment visible on the blade-side of the base of the hilt. An auspicious addition, or purely an accidental application? ![]() I've attached a couple additional photos, including one of the aforementioned pigmentation. Last edited by laEspadaAncha; 9th July 2013 at 06:23 PM. |
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Wow, great! Do you have other Bhutanese weapons? Very interested!
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Sorry... but this is the one-and-only at present... thank you, though.
![]() Thought it was also worth noting the Buddhist symbology worked into both sides of the center panel of the scabbard, the crossed vajra on the front, and the dharmachakra on the back. No one has any ideas on the use of pigment where shown? ![]() |
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