A 16thC Dha Reference?

Andrew · 15th August 2005, 04:38 AM

Brian, I'll gleefully accept your generous offer!

I'll send you an email to iron out the details.

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Originally Posted by B.I

do examples of 16th/17thC dha exist?

I think so. I'm confident this sword (and a very similar one owned by Mark) are Ayutthaya period Siam (14th - 18th c.). I'm traveling and my internet connection is spotty. When I return, I'll try to dig up the powerpoint presentation I put together on this sword for Timonium, 2004. (For those that have seen this many times before, I apologize

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Mark · 15th August 2005, 03:31 PM

This is my Ayutthaya-era dha. The Ayutthaya Period ran from 1350 to 1767, but we are pretty sure that these are from the mid-Ayutthaya Period, i.e., 16th-early 17th C. AD at the oldest. I say 18th C. on my website, but we've since gotten information from one of the early owners of the blades that pushes the date further back.

The whole page on it is here.

15th August 2005, 03:31 PM	#2
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	This is my Ayutthaya-era dha. The Ayutthaya Period ran from 1350 to 1767, but we are pretty sure that these are from the mid-Ayutthaya Period, i.e., 16th-early 17th C. AD at the oldest. I say 18th C. on my website, but we've since gotten information from one of the early owners of the blades that pushes the date further back. The whole page on it is here.