Dealer says it's Laotian

wilked aka Khun Deng · 6th December 2004, 04:07 PM

Thanks Ian. I did not want to look stupid

as I haven't dealt with many Lao dha. I had only seen a few Vietnamese swords on the web and that was my guess, but I had nothing to back it up. I had seen guards like this on old Khmer blades, but the blade profile and handle type didn't match and I've never seen that type of design work on the brass before so I wasn't gonna make a call. Interesting to see if anyone else chimes in.

Mark · 6th December 2004, 08:26 PM

All I can add is that parts of Laos have been dominated by Vietnam for centuries (and in fact have ethnically Viet majorities), so it is not so far-fetched that a Vietnamese influence is seen here, if not in fact a Vietnamese sword.

Nice piece.

6th December 2004, 04:07 PM	#1
wilked aka Khun Deng Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 166	Vietnamese Thanks Ian. I did not want to look stupid as I haven't dealt with many Lao dha. I had only seen a few Vietnamese swords on the web and that was my guess, but I had nothing to back it up. I had seen guards like this on old Khmer blades, but the blade profile and handle type didn't match and I've never seen that type of design work on the brass before so I wasn't gonna make a call. Interesting to see if anyone else chimes in.

6th December 2004, 08:26 PM	#2
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	All I can add is that parts of Laos have been dominated by Vietnam for centuries (and in fact have ethnically Viet majorities), so it is not so far-fetched that a Vietnamese influence is seen here, if not in fact a Vietnamese sword. Nice piece.