Unusual blade- Thai(?)

RSWORD · 4th November 2007, 10:32 PM

When I look back at this old thread, http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=smithsonian

I can't help but notice some striking similarities to the piece I have for sale. The blade profile and shapes of many examples in the Smithsonian look quite similar to my example. The big difference is the tang. The examples in the Smithsonian seem to have regular sword tangs that taper while my example has a solid cylindricular tang that is different than most SE Asian tang I am familiar with. Also, I had one side polished to see if there might be some metalurgical clues but the steel did not reveal anything as there is no pattern to the steel. I post it here as an interesting piece of unknown origin but wanted to provide the other thread for discussion points but felt since I wanted to sell this thing the swap forum would be the most appropriate place to discuss origin. Price is $25 plus shipping.

4th November 2007, 10:32 PM	#1
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,083	Unusual blade- Thai(?) When I look back at this old thread, http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=smithsonian I can't help but notice some striking similarities to the piece I have for sale. The blade profile and shapes of many examples in the Smithsonian look quite similar to my example. The big difference is the tang. The examples in the Smithsonian seem to have regular sword tangs that taper while my example has a solid cylindricular tang that is different than most SE Asian tang I am familiar with. Also, I had one side polished to see if there might be some metalurgical clues but the steel did not reveal anything as there is no pattern to the steel. I post it here as an interesting piece of unknown origin but wanted to provide the other thread for discussion points but felt since I wanted to sell this thing the swap forum would be the most appropriate place to discuss origin. Price is $25 plus shipping. Attached Images