ျမန္မာျပည္မွ ေရွးက်ဓါးမ်ဳိးစံု ၂

                                             Dha24
                              

Myanmar (Burma) Shan States. Late 19th Century. 
Handle and scabbard of wood, bound with braided rattan rings. The pommel cap, and the spacer between the blade and handle, are of carabao (water buffalo) horn, pegged in place.

Overall length: 86.5 cm 
Blade length: 57 cm 
Handle length: 29.5 cm 
Scabbard length: 61 cm

 Dha25

 Myanmar (Burma). Mid 20th Century. Rattan and brass mountings covered with pitch. New textile baldric and white Buddhist string bindings. Blade engraved with Buddhist inscriptions/blessings.

Overall length: 69.5 cm
Blade length: 48 cm
Handle length: 21.5 cm
Scabbard length: 51 cm

ျမန္မာျပည္မွ ေရွးက်ဓါးမ်ဳိးစံု ၁

                                             Dha1

                                          

                                 Myanmar (Burma), 1798. Stag antler grip with brass and silver fittings. Scabbard of heavy silver over wood, with repousse' decoration, and a dedicatory inscription reading "The dha of General Thado Thiri Min Hla Ye Kaung," with the date 1160 in the Burmese calendar, corresponding to 1798 C.E. in the Western calendar; the reverse of the scabbard is inscribed with a second name, Maung Bo.

Overall length: 83 cm
Blade length: 62 cm
Handle length: 21 cm
Scabbard length: 66 cm

                                                Dha2

Myanmar (Burma). Late 18th or early 19th Century. Handle of ivory and iron with silver and copper koftgari. The blade also shows silver and copper koftgari, in a floral motif, on both the flat and the spine. The simpler scabbard is likely a later replacement.

Overall length: 81.5 cm
Blade length: 59 cm
Handle length: 22.5 cm
Scabbard length: 61.5 cm