Unusual Polearm. Thoughts on origin?

[Nathaniel]

Originally Posted by David

My first thought is Thai...

Good thought...I was wondering that too....it's definitely of Chinese influence..ie Guan Dao...but yet it's not the quite the standard Thai or Chinese....Chinese smiths are all over SEA...curious piece...definitely hard to clearly place.

What are the specs?

Beautiful piece though Rick! Thanks for sharing!

[Battara]

Nice piece? Yes I agree - copper.

[RSWORD]

Originally Posted by Battara

Nice piece? Yes I agree - copper.

Nice piece? Yes, I think so. The copper has a nice patina to it. Love it when it gets this coloration.

[RSWORD]

Originally Posted by Nathaniel

Good thought...I was wondering that too....it's definitely of Chinese influence..ie Guan Dao...but yet it's not the quite the standard Thai or Chinese....Chinese smiths are all over SEA...curious piece...definitely hard to clearly place.

What are the specs?

Beautiful piece though Rick! Thanks for sharing!

Hi Nathaniel. Yes, it is a lovely piece and you know I have a penchant for the unusual, odd or rare bird. To me, it is interesting that it holds features from a number of cultures but not distinctly one. For example, I can see Chinese, Thai and even Vietnamese features in this piece but nothing definitive. It is 33 3/4" in total length. The ferrule is just a bit over 9". The blade is 3" at its widest point. Another interesting feature to this is that it appears to have had a guard at one time. At the blade/ferrule junction there is evidence something was there at one time.