Dha or Nimcha? Strange sword: need input - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

9th October 2006, 05:34 PM

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PUFF

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

My casual observation is the blade profile does resemble that of Burmese and Thai swords.

However, I think the tang and fullering differ. Dha/darb tangs are not so "beefy" or squared off, and the fullering looks odd as well.

So do I, the square tang and such fuller do not fit with most of Siamese Dahb.

Last edited by PUFF; 9th October 2006 at 05:54 PM.

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