Say hallo to my little friend(s) ...

Justin · 1st March 2005, 04:33 PM

The knife on the first one reminds me of these 'Chinese fighting knives' that pop up on ebay now and then,heres some from Oriental Arms for comparison:

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=852

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=855

Raja Muda · 3rd March 2005, 08:45 AM

Mark, I can vouch that the pair you have are Burmese puppets. After watching a rerun of Suriyothai I came to the conclusion that both Thais and Burmese carry relatively similar battle gear (helmets, dhas and stuff) but there's obvious differences in costumes.
The thing to look for is the embroidered, skirt like part of the costume on the puppets which is typically Burmese.

3rd March 2005, 08:45 AM	#2
Raja Muda Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 100	Definitely Burmese Mark, I can vouch that the pair you have are Burmese puppets. After watching a rerun of Suriyothai I came to the conclusion that both Thais and Burmese carry relatively similar battle gear (helmets, dhas and stuff) but there's obvious differences in costumes. The thing to look for is the embroidered, skirt like part of the costume on the puppets which is typically Burmese.

1st March 2005, 04:33 PM	#1
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 182	The knife on the first one reminds me of these 'Chinese fighting knives' that pop up on ebay now and then,heres some from Oriental Arms for comparison: http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=852 http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=855