Egyptian Curved Sword with scabbord

kronckew · 21st May 2006, 10:14 PM

Found this one on e-bay, seems no one else wanted it, so i adopted it for my dha / darb collection. pommel looks a bit thai to me, but what do i know.....when it arrives i'll stick up a few more photo's inc. the 'arabic' inscription so mebbe someone can say whether it's thai, viet or burmese.....

Ebay Item 6630469034

(didn't look overly egyptian to me.

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RhysMichael · 21st May 2006, 10:40 PM

I wish I had seen that one. Great find and congrats.

HartCone · 22nd May 2006, 01:29 AM

kronckew

g'day
i agree with you, didn't look overly egyptian, its look more dha...

but its nice great sword...

Tim Simmons · 22nd May 2006, 07:54 AM

Fantastic buy!! Shame about the nail, sure you could sort that out.

katana · 22nd May 2006, 01:26 PM

Fantastic find, well done. I too wish I had seen it. Strange that the seller thought 'Egyptian', but placed it in the sub-catergory 'Japanese/Samurai'... An Egyptian Katana, perhaps

IainN · 22nd May 2006, 02:44 PM

Very nice find!

I'm feeling a little grumpy because a computer malfunction prevented me from bidding on the dha I wanted last night.

Mark · 22nd May 2006, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HartCone

i agree with you, didn't look overly egyptian, its look more dha...

Yes, that is a Burman dha. It is funny that the seller didn't show the "Arabic" letters on the ferrule more clearly. They are hard to see, but they do look like Burmese letters.

kronckew · 24th May 2006, 02:48 PM

well , the dha arrived today, it's better than i expected. brown stains on blade were grease which cleaned off.

scabbard is very well made, better and lighter/thinner than my other dha's, the brass bands are all decorated with pointillé designs.

the wooden grip, is covered at either end in what appears to be silver. the centre section is a brass covered section with further pointillé designs, chief of which is a bird surmounted by what appears to be a burmese inscription. the silver section nearest the blade is also engraved with a burmese inscription.

the blade is 25" long, 1" at the hilt, 1.25" at it's widest near the point, 3/8" thick at the hilt, distally tapering to the point. the 1st third of the spine is rounded, the latter 2/3 of the spine is square, there are two narrow fullers that run to within a couple inches of the point, and a fine groove cut above it for about the 1st 1/3 from the hilt. the blade is not inlaid with silver scrolls & brass spine inlays as is my other dha, but appears to be more buisness-like.

a magnet was used to discover tha tang extends thru the first silver section and the brass section as well, but not into the pommel section. it is drilled near the blade end for a dowel or rivet, which hole is currently filled with a steel nail. the nail appears to be fairly old and is worn by use. the visible wooden part of the grip where the tang is inserted appears to have a wooden wedge either side of the blade hammered in to keep the assembly tight.

pictures: if anyone has any idea what the inscriptions are, i'd be grateful for a translation.

21st May 2006, 10:14 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,181	Egyptian Curved Sword with scabbord Found this one on e-bay, seems no one else wanted it, so i adopted it for my dha / darb collection. pommel looks a bit thai to me, but what do i know.....when it arrives i'll stick up a few more photo's inc. the 'arabic' inscription so mebbe someone can say whether it's thai, viet or burmese..... Ebay Item 6630469034 (didn't look overly egyptian to me. )

21st May 2006, 10:40 PM	#2
RhysMichael Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 520	I wish I had seen that one. Great find and congrats.

22nd May 2006, 01:29 AM	#3
HartCone Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5	kronckew g'day i agree with you, didn't look overly egyptian, its look more dha... but its nice great sword...

22nd May 2006, 07:54 AM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	Fantastic buy!! Shame about the nail, sure you could sort that out.

22nd May 2006, 01:26 PM	#5
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Fantastic find, well done. I too wish I had seen it. Strange that the seller thought 'Egyptian', but placed it in the sub-catergory 'Japanese/Samurai'... An Egyptian Katana, perhaps

22nd May 2006, 02:44 PM	#6
IainN Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 31	Very nice find! I'm feeling a little grumpy because a computer malfunction prevented me from bidding on the dha I wanted last night.

24th May 2006, 02:48 PM	#8
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,181	well , the dha arrived today, it's better than i expected. brown stains on blade were grease which cleaned off. scabbard is very well made, better and lighter/thinner than my other dha's, the brass bands are all decorated with pointillé designs. the wooden grip, is covered at either end in what appears to be silver. the centre section is a brass covered section with further pointillé designs, chief of which is a bird surmounted by what appears to be a burmese inscription. the silver section nearest the blade is also engraved with a burmese inscription. the blade is 25" long, 1" at the hilt, 1.25" at it's widest near the point, 3/8" thick at the hilt, distally tapering to the point. the 1st third of the spine is rounded, the latter 2/3 of the spine is square, there are two narrow fullers that run to within a couple inches of the point, and a fine groove cut above it for about the 1st 1/3 from the hilt. the blade is not inlaid with silver scrolls & brass spine inlays as is my other dha, but appears to be more buisness-like. a magnet was used to discover tha tang extends thru the first silver section and the brass section as well, but not into the pommel section. it is drilled near the blade end for a dowel or rivet, which hole is currently filled with a steel nail. the nail appears to be fairly old and is worn by use. the visible wooden part of the grip where the tang is inserted appears to have a wooden wedge either side of the blade hammered in to keep the assembly tight. pictures: if anyone has any idea what the inscriptions are, i'd be grateful for a translation.