Lao Dha/daab

kronckew · 31st July 2025, 08:22 AM

The old posts of 20 years ago a lot has changed and western ideas on dha and daab swords has all been updated by Thai and other SE Asian people who are boots on the ground.

So much more is known about Thai swords Burmese, Laos, Cambodian in the countries of origin , there are now many online swords groups who discuss them and a very well known fact about the turtle mark is that it was used on daab swords going back as far as the start of the 19thc, possibly earlier at later 18thc in north Thailand Lampang region and others, blades were made there and traded into Laos and other regions of the north, also many were copied to with the mark on them in the Vietnam war period.

31st July 2025, 08:22 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,238	The old posts of 20 years ago a lot has changed and western ideas on dha and daab swords has all been updated by Thai and other SE Asian people who are boots on the ground. So much more is known about Thai swords Burmese, Laos, Cambodian in the countries of origin , there are now many online swords groups who discuss them and a very well known fact about the turtle mark is that it was used on daab swords going back as far as the start of the 19thc, possibly earlier at later 18thc in north Thailand Lampang region and others, blades were made there and traded into Laos and other regions of the north, also many were copied to with the mark on them in the Vietnam war period. Last edited by kronckew; Yesterday at 12:14 AM.