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20th February 2023, 01:07 PM | #1 | |
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Just to be clear the ruby decorated sword is not one I own, it was sold by a high profile dealer some years ago who did a good job of researching it. It's almost certainly part of a Shan leader's regalia. You can seen a very similar sword in the attached picture on the left. These didn't always have the squared off tips, some were pointed as well. So I wouldn't use the tip style alone as a regional identifier. The same with the blade decoration on mine, its a pretty common motif and can be found on Laos and Thai work as well. The tip I think was often simply a personal choice of the owner, one of the reasons I enjoy dha/daab so much is the seemingly endless variety. Achang and Husa sword blades tend to be rather straight rather than curved like mine. So while we can't rule out it, it would be unusual for Husa work. |
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20th February 2023, 01:44 PM | #2 |
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Another aspect that is worth pointing out is the scabbard of this sword, I have not often encountered scabbards retaining their original lacquer and this also has the original rattan bindings. The form on these is a bit unusual as well but the same can be seen on a sword Oriental-Arms sold on the past (http://oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=1524). While that example has silver fittings as well, the rattan bindings are of an identical style to mine, which can be see in the image in my first post in this thread.
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