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Dha Shay
Shan
Upper Burma (Myanmar) - French Protectorate of Laos (Laos) - Kingdom of Siam (Northern Thailand) - Southern Yunnan, Qing Dynasty (China)
Late 19th century - Early 20th century
Steel, bamboo, rattan, wood, cotton
Blade: 44,5cm
Hilt & Blade: 62,2cm
Hilt, Blade, Sheath: 75,6cm
Collection Date: 2023
Collection Number: 345

Ex. American Art Market (2023)

A good dha shay sword from the Burma region of the late 19th to early 20th century. The single-edged steel blade slightly upcurves to the point. The stout hilt is bamboo wrapped in braided loops of rattan. The sheath is two halves of bamboo joined together by braided rattan loops. The original brown cotton baldric cord is tied to the upper section. A very good complete village grade dah shay sword.

[1] https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As-Bs-92-a

[2] https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item/plain-dha-baldric

[3] http://oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=3002

[4] http://oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=339

[5] http://oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=373

[6] https://www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/s1646_full.html (Link Now Broken)