Guns International #: 103183201
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Guns International #: 103183201
Category - Edged Weapons Pre 1900
- Knives - Military Non US
silver mounted
burmese
dah
sword
Description: circa 1800s // low grade silver mounts and horn grip / woood scabbard // 34 inches oa in scabbard / has blood groove in blade / scabbard shows wear from age but solid//// $38 sh The broad use and diffusion of the dha across Southeast Asia makes it difficult to attribute the definitive origin. The dha may have its origins[original research?] with the Burmese people and Tai people who migrated to the area from present-day Yunnan Province in southern China.[citation needed] The Khmer and Mon peoples were well established before the arrival of the Tai or the Burmese people; perhaps they invented the dha as 13th-century reliefs at Angkor depict the weapon.[citation needed] The history of the region includes many periods where one or the other of these groups dominated, bringing along their culture and weapons to conquered areas.[citation needed]The broad use and diffusion of the dha across Southeast Asia makes it difficult to attribute the definitive origin. The dha may have its origins[original research?] with the Burmese people and Tai people who migrated to the area from present-day Yunnan Province in southern China.[citation needed] The Khmer and Mon peoples were well established before the arrival of the Tai or the Burmese people; perhaps they invented the dha as 13th-century reliefs at Angkor depict the weapon.[citation needed] The history of the region includes many periods where one or the other of these groups dominated, bringing along their culture and weapons to conquered areas.[citation needed] Price: $489.00 Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 103183201
Guns International #: 103183201