Dha from friend

FilAmfighter1 · 7th September 2011, 04:57 AM

I have Dha that was given to me by friend of mine's wife. He had heart attack and passed away. She said it was Thailand where she is from, the blade is older, it was carried as it has some wear on the scabbard and she said the dragon boat images on the scabbard five sails, it was from the fifth king based upon the number of sails on the boat and the images. It has round aluminum hand guard with what looks like cristhamimums stamped on it. I am guessing from sometime around WW-2 may be before. Anybody know for sure.

DhaDha · 8th September 2011, 10:19 PM

Hello there. I'd date it to the 1960s. Cheers.

Mercenary · 9th September 2011, 11:08 AM

I have a pair similar swords. But I attributed them as Laos or Vietnamese swords like on last picture

Andrew · 10th September 2011, 02:48 AM

These are Thai swords. Second half of the 20th century, most commonly seen as souveniers brought to the US by soldiers returning from service in the Vietnam war (usually picked up on leave in Thailand).

See this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001291.html

Mercenary · 10th September 2011, 09:18 AM

Andrew, thank you! I agree. Therefore these swords are Thai training swords for kraby-krabong ))

7th September 2011, 04:57 AM	#1
FilAmfighter1 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Torrance Posts: 49	Dha from friend I have Dha that was given to me by friend of mine's wife. He had heart attack and passed away. She said it was Thailand where she is from, the blade is older, it was carried as it has some wear on the scabbard and she said the dragon boat images on the scabbard five sails, it was from the fifth king based upon the number of sails on the boat and the images. It has round aluminum hand guard with what looks like cristhamimums stamped on it. I am guessing from sometime around WW-2 may be before. Anybody know for sure. Attached Images

9th September 2011, 11:08 AM	#3
Mercenary Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 430	I have a pair similar swords. But I attributed them as Laos or Vietnamese swords like on last picture Attached Images

8th September 2011, 10:19 PM	#2
DhaDha Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 179	Hello there. I'd date it to the 1960s. Cheers.

10th September 2011, 02:48 AM	#4
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	These are Thai swords. Second half of the 20th century, most commonly seen as souveniers brought to the US by soldiers returning from service in the Vietnam war (usually picked up on leave in Thailand). See this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001291.html

10th September 2011, 09:18 AM	#5
Mercenary Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 430	Andrew, thank you! I agree. Therefore these swords are Thai training swords for kraby-krabong ))