New book and swords: Tibetan

dennee · 1st May 2006, 12:48 AM

And some armor...

The first shot is the Pitt-Rivers lamellar armor that LaRocca shows in his book. Here it is in its case at the museum.

Following that is mail in one of the chapels at Tsurpu, then a helmet there.

Then, the "obverse" and "reverse" of one of my cane shields. Although faded, you can see the starburst pattern on a flat shield as those found at Tsaparang and like the one LaRocca shows on pp. 92-94, but the reinforcements or struts are much wider and cruder than those.

athena · 9th May 2006, 02:28 PM

Here is an example:
Blade shape is similar to bronze sword of Zhou Dyn.

Tim Simmons · 9th May 2006, 05:41 PM

I received a copy of this book last week. Fantastic value for money. I gave a Tibetan sword without a scabbard to my godson, my sisters first boy on his christening, I cannot really ask for it back

can I?

Mark · 9th May 2006, 09:29 PM

Great stuff. The picture of the short tangs really caught my eye, because without seeing the blades, I would swear they are on a dha. The short tang is an unusual feature of dha, and it is very interesting to see such similar tangs on Tibetan weapons. The Burmese and Kachin are "Tibeto-Burman" peoples who migrated southeast from the area of Assam and Tibet.

1st May 2006, 12:48 AM	#1
dennee Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 186	And some armor... The first shot is the Pitt-Rivers lamellar armor that LaRocca shows in his book. Here it is in its case at the museum. Following that is mail in one of the chapels at Tsurpu, then a helmet there. Then, the "obverse" and "reverse" of one of my cane shields. Although faded, you can see the starburst pattern on a flat shield as those found at Tsaparang and like the one LaRocca shows on pp. 92-94, but the reinforcements or struts are much wider and cruder than those. Attached Images

9th May 2006, 02:28 PM	#2
athena Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 42	Here is an example: Blade shape is similar to bronze sword of Zhou Dyn. Attached Images

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9th May 2006, 05:41 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	I received a copy of this book last week. Fantastic value for money. I gave a Tibetan sword without a scabbard to my godson, my sisters first boy on his christening, I cannot really ask for it back can I?

9th May 2006, 09:29 PM	#4
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Great stuff. The picture of the short tangs really caught my eye, because without seeing the blades, I would swear they are on a dha. The short tang is an unusual feature of dha, and it is very interesting to see such similar tangs on Tibetan weapons. The Burmese and Kachin are "Tibeto-Burman" peoples who migrated southeast from the area of Assam and Tibet.