Unusual Dha

Andrew · 26th November 2007, 07:17 PM

I'm not as confident in assigning an origin to this knife based only on the clip point. Although not a common blade profile in my experience, I have seen it before.

I have one on my desk at the moment, in fact.

I think you have a nice example of an ivory and silver dha hmyaung. Your estimate of age (late 19th-early 20th century) is probably accurate.

Cheers,
Andrew

kronckew · 26th November 2007, 08:44 PM

i also have one to hand, 12 in. blade.

Andrew · 26th November 2007, 08:47 PM

Nice knife, Kronckew. That's a contemporary knife made by the Kachin.

kahnjar1 · 27th November 2007, 04:12 AM

Not uncommon it would appear.

Chris Evans · 27th November 2007, 04:20 AM

Hi kronckew

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

i also have one to hand, 12 in. blade.

The owner of that Dha must be a mountaineer - The cord wrapping around the scabbard is for climbing!

Cheers
Chris

kronckew · 27th November 2007, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

Hi kronckew

The owner of that Dha must be a mountaineer - The cord wrapping around the scabbard is for climbing!

Cheers
Chris

yes, it's a nice decorative line for replacing missing baldrics & i have an outdoor store in a nearby village that has it in various suitable diameters and colours.

adds a bit of colour to the display.

climbing carabiners make useful adjuncts as well for my 'users'

not traditional, but i know it and the cordage won't break. p.s. - i am way past the age & weight where actual climbing was an option.....

and to get back on topic, this all made me remember why i used the fancy climbing rope, i bought the following small dha (5.5 in. blade) shortly after the larger one above in my earlier post, the coloured braided line on it is the original cotton one, which reminded me of climbing rope, the aftermath was the coloured stuff above. better looking to me at least than the plain cotton rope in the photo with the kukri i had used on my 1st dha.

i'd forgot that THIS small one was also a clipped point.

Gavin Nugent · 27th November 2007, 06:59 AM

Thanks for the images. What do you know about these style of blades in the Dha, I have been searching high and low on and off for a while now. How old do these two date, I can see the clip in the top one but it looks newish??? The other, from the angle I cannot see a definate clip, more of a drop. Can you post better images of the profiles of the blade and anything you know about their origins.

regards

Gavin

Mark · 27th November 2007, 09:08 PM

Kahnjar1, the first of yours i beautiful. A typical Tai (Shan) blade and scabbard profile, but with decoration in a Lanna style. Compare to this one, a dinosaur in size (40.5 inches/103 cm) compared to the dha hmyaung:

(full page at http://dharesearch.bowditch.us/0072.htm)

Jim McDougall · 27th November 2007, 09:47 PM

The information and knowledge on these by the dha faction here in our forum is truly amazing!! Its great to see such comprehensive input and truly intriguing to see the complexities of these weapons so well identified.
It seems hard to believe that just a decade ago, there was so little material available on these, and the intensive focus on these by Andrew, Mark and the others has produced such a great resource here.

While I confess embarassingly little knowledge on dhas, it is great to know that when questions arise on them, this is the place to be.

Best regards,
Jim

27th November 2007, 04:12 AM	#4
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,789	Two more with "Bowie" blade Not uncommon it would appear. Attached Images

27th November 2007, 06:59 AM	#7
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Thanks kahnjar1 Thanks for the images. What do you know about these style of blades in the Dha, I have been searching high and low on and off for a while now. How old do these two date, I can see the clip in the top one but it looks newish??? The other, from the angle I cannot see a definate clip, more of a drop. Can you post better images of the profiles of the blade and anything you know about their origins. regards Gavin

26th November 2007, 07:17 PM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	I'm not as confident in assigning an origin to this knife based only on the clip point. Although not a common blade profile in my experience, I have seen it before. I have one on my desk at the moment, in fact. I think you have a nice example of an ivory and silver dha hmyaung. Your estimate of age (late 19th-early 20th century) is probably accurate. Cheers, Andrew

26th November 2007, 08:44 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	i also have one to hand, 12 in. blade.

26th November 2007, 08:47 PM	#3
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Nice knife, Kronckew. That's a contemporary knife made by the Kachin.

27th November 2007, 09:08 PM	#8
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Kahnjar1, the first of yours i beautiful. A typical Tai (Shan) blade and scabbard profile, but with decoration in a Lanna style. Compare to this one, a dinosaur in size (40.5 inches/103 cm) compared to the dha hmyaung: (full page at http://dharesearch.bowditch.us/0072.htm)

27th November 2007, 09:47 PM	#9
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,284	The information and knowledge on these by the dha faction here in our forum is truly amazing!! Its great to see such comprehensive input and truly intriguing to see the complexities of these weapons so well identified. It seems hard to believe that just a decade ago, there was so little material available on these, and the intensive focus on these by Andrew, Mark and the others has produced such a great resource here. While I confess embarassingly little knowledge on dhas, it is great to know that when questions arise on them, this is the place to be. Best regards, Jim