I am far from an expert on swords. My brother just picked this one up at an auction and sent me some pics. I haven't even seen it yet, much less touched it, but he is interested in what style it is, and if anyone knows the maker. Any hints would be appreciated.

http://www.firebirdforge.com/sword/sw1.jpg

http://www.firebirdforge.com/sword/sw2.jpg

http://www.firebirdforge.com/sword/sw3.jpg

http://www.firebirdforge.com/sword/sw4.jpg

http://www.firebirdforge.com/sword/sw5.jpg

http://www.firebirdforge.com/sword/sw6.jpg

http://www.firebirdforge.com/sword/sw7.jpg

Thanks for looking,
--Carl

I'm intregued by the little bead of brass on the top edge. Maybe uses in sighting before throwing? Hopefully someone will have the answer. Roc would have known.

It looks like a SE Asian dha, Carl.

Check at this link, especially the 'dha research index" and look at the swords there.

http://www.tribaltrappings.com/links.html

Mike, that sure looks to be the general style. I will have to run a little more research to see if I can trace it down to a more specific area. I want to get this in my hands and see what it is like too. I will try and take a couple of good pictures of it when I do.

--Carl

It looks Tiawanese to me.

I believe it's a Burmese Dha. I have a couple that are very similar, but not as nice.

OK, found this

http://therionarms.com/sold/ttoy261.html

Looks to have the same "S" style marks on the blade. Anyone know what they are? Still trying to track an image down that is close. I am pretty sure that it is a Dha, now to track the location in Southeast Asia down.

--Carl

Both of mine look like the one in the picture you found (see below). One is almost exactly the same, the other has a wire wrapped handle.

http://therionarms.com/sold/ttoy261.JPG


The marks could just be decorative, or they could be Burmese letters (http://www.omniglot.com/writing/burmese.htm)(or some other alphabet).

Consonants:
http://www.omniglot.com/images/writing/burmese_cons.gif

Vowels and vowel diacritics:
http://www.omniglot.com/images/writing/burmese_vwl.gif



Omniglot.com (http://www.omniglot.com/writing/index.htm) list a whole bunch of alphabets from around the world. (That's were I found the Burmese stuff.)

great guesses all around it is a dha, ever want to sell it let me know..