Two dao from Arunachal Pradesh

[Sajen]

Thank you Barry,

will post pictures after the both have received some maintenance.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

The first dao is cleaned up, the scabbard will need some time more. Both dao have some age, I would guess first half of 20th century, the patina at the handles and scabbards let me think like this. Special the bone pieces at the handles show a nice smooth patination.
The blade of the cleaned dao is well worked and show after a mild etch with vinegar a hamon, not continous visible since I don't have polished the blade but good visible at the tip of the blade and in the back (you are proven wrong spiral ) . The blade has also a maker mark in front.
Here some pictures.

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Sajen

The first dao is cleaned up, the scabbard will need some time more. Both dao have some age, I would guess first half of 20th century, the patina at the handles and scabbards let me think like this. Special the bone pieces at the handles show a nice smooth patination.
The blade of the cleaned dao is well worked and show after a mild etch with vinegar a hamon, not continous visible since I don't have polished the blade but good visible at the tip of the blade and in the back (you are proven wrong spiral ) . The blade has also a maker mark in front.
Here some pictures.

Hi Sajen,
Nice photos you have certainly done a good restoration job when you compare with the o9riginal photos. one of the first items I purchased for my collection over 40 years ago was a Kachin / Naga Dao as I really like these no nonsense multi use weapons. Here are some photos of it as it is still in my collection.
Regards
Miguel

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Hi Sajen,
Nice photos you have certainly done a good restoration job when you compare with the o9riginal photos. one of the first items I purchased for my collection over 40 years ago was a Kachin / Naga Dao as I really like these no nonsense multi use weapons. Here are some photos of it as it is still in my collection.
Regards
Miguel

Thank you Miguel! I will provide further pictures when I finished the scabbard and cleaning the other one. They are much smaller as the heavy Kachin daos, I have one byself, sadly without scabbard.
Maybe try to clean your nice blade with steel wool and give it an etch, they have a very nice lamination.

Regards,
Detlef

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you Miguel! I will provide further pictures when I finished the scabbard and cleaning the other one. They are much smaller as the heavy Kachin daos, I have one byself, sadly without scabbard.
Maybe try to clean your nice blade with steel wool and give it an etch, they have a very nice lamination.

Regards,
Detlef

Hi Detlef,
I tend to steer away from cleaning and etching as I am always concerned that I may do more harm than good but having seen the remarkable difference your handiwork produced I think that I may be tempted to try, if so, I will post some photos of the result if it turns out as well as yours.
Wishing you a Happy New Year
Regards
Miguel

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Hi Detlef,
I tend to steer away from cleaning and etching as I am always concerned that I may do more harm than good but having seen the remarkable difference your handiwork produced I think that I may be tempted to try, if so, I will post some photos of the result if it turns out as well as yours.
Wishing you a Happy New Year
Regards
Miguel

Hi Miguel,

maybe try it first with a not so expensive blade, you will be surprised how easy it is and the blades win a lot of prettiness. Your Kachin dao is a very nice sword and don't show corrosion so a polish with steel wool don't will harm the blade, nothing bad can happen to this nice sword.

I wish you and your loved ones as well a Happy New Year.

Best regards,
Detlef

[Jens Nordlunde]

Miguel,
The type of blade you show is very old, somewhere I have a picture of a stone sculpture with the same weapon.
I will try to find it, and hope I have not shown it before.

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hi Miguel,

maybe try it first with a not so expensive blade, you will be surprised how easy it is and the blades win a lot of prettiness. Your Kachin dao is a very nice sword and don't show corrosion so a polish with steel wool don't will harm the blade, nothing bad can happen to this nice sword.

I wish you and your loved ones as well a Happy New Year.

Best regards,
Detlef

Hi Detlef,

Many thanks for the advice I will have a go and show the results, not for a while though as I am in the process of cataloging my collection and doing some very interesting but also very time consuming research. Thanks again for your advice.
Kind regards
Miguel