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21st January 2012, 05:48 PM
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Vietnamese sword?
Hi all.
Just wondering if you have any ideas of the origin of this sword? I found it left in my garage when I bought this house. I've had some suggestions, from being an 'Indonesian headhunters sword' to a sword from Vietnam. I wonder if any of you have come across anything similar? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Paul (Worcester, England) |
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21st January 2012, 07:21 PM
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Location: Louisville, KY
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I believe it is a Vietnamese sword from the Montanyard people. These are usually bring backs from the Vietnam War by US soldiers.
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21st January 2012, 07:48 PM
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Location: Brooklyn, NY USA
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Not my area of expertise but it looks like a tourist grade sword from Indonesia (i. e. Burma) called a Dha.
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21st January 2012, 07:59 PM
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Location: The Netherlands
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Stan is right. It is a tourist dha. Popped up in the seventies as wall hangers. Today still offered on auction sites. As a youngster i bought these dha's also to decorate my room from my saved pocket money
 Not from Indonesia but made in Thailand 
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21st January 2012, 08:00 PM
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Thailand, IMHO. Tourist grade, of course, and modern.
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21st January 2012, 08:41 PM
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Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND
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Yes Thailand and tourist grade.
Stu |
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