Another Dha

Mark · 8th September 2006, 05:42 AM

I would say Kachin, based on the almost straight blade, concave tip, and the three-part grip with the fat middle. It looks like bone to me, too, but the way - too much grain to be ivory.

The basket weave on the scabbard is new to me, too. Very interesting.

About the "finger-prints" (excuse my Italion, folks, just trying to be clear) - vuoi dire le rosette lungo la spina, o proprio le macchie scure sulla lama? [translation for others - "do you mean the rosettes along the spine, or the dark stains on the blade?"] I think the rosettes are just decorative, though a similar mark is used in Thailand as a maker's mark, but only because I've never seen a maker's mark placed all along the blade like that. The stains on the blade are very likely real fingerprints, or rather oxidation caused by them.

All-in-all, its a really nice piece. Congratulazioni!

Flavio · 8th September 2006, 09:26 AM

Grazie Mark

Yes i mean the dark signs on the blade, not the decorations. Thank you very much for informations!

Mark · 8th September 2006, 11:31 PM

Non ce' di che!

The oil of the finger-print, if left on the blade, will cause it to oxidize faster than the rest of the steel -voila', finger-print! I have a couple blades where you can almost see the worls of the finger-print. So, its a good idea to wipe down a blade with alcohol or other solvent, then re-oil, every once in a while, rather than just re-oil. I do that pretty much after every time I have to handle the blade itself.

8th September 2006, 05:42 AM	#1
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	I would say Kachin, based on the almost straight blade, concave tip, and the three-part grip with the fat middle. It looks like bone to me, too, but the way - too much grain to be ivory. The basket weave on the scabbard is new to me, too. Very interesting. About the "finger-prints" (excuse my Italion, folks, just trying to be clear) - vuoi dire le rosette lungo la spina, o proprio le macchie scure sulla lama? [translation for others - "do you mean the rosettes along the spine, or the dark stains on the blade?"] I think the rosettes are just decorative, though a similar mark is used in Thailand as a maker's mark, but only because I've never seen a maker's mark placed all along the blade like that. The stains on the blade are very likely real fingerprints, or rather oxidation caused by them. All-in-all, its a really nice piece. Congratulazioni!

8th September 2006, 09:26 AM	#2
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Grazie Mark Yes i mean the dark signs on the blade, not the decorations. Thank you very much for informations!

8th September 2006, 11:31 PM	#3
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Non ce' di che! The oil of the finger-print, if left on the blade, will cause it to oxidize faster than the rest of the steel -voila', finger-print! I have a couple blades where you can almost see the worls of the finger-print. So, its a good idea to wipe down a blade with alcohol or other solvent, then re-oil, every once in a while, rather than just re-oil. I do that pretty much after every time I have to handle the blade itself.