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VINTAGE BURMESE DHA DAGGER HAS SILVER HANDLE WITH SILVER SHEATH A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTIBLE

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This item has a broad use and diffusion's of the Dha across-the-board Southeast Asia that makes it difficult to attribute a definitive origin.

The term (Dha) is conventionally used to refer to a wide variety of Knives and Swords used by many peaple across Southeast Asia.

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This Dagger and Sheath shows forging Smith had fine (skills) with details as photographed.

*Dagger length: 5 1/2" long

*Blade length: 3 1/4" long

*Handle length: 2 1/4"

SILVER HANDLE: Shows Silver wire wrapped with No major damage, only honest wire aged imperfections with black paina.

Handle Hand guard shows wooden main body wrapped with sheet silver in fine detail with same aged value patina having two very small indentions. 

But Cap has same sheet silver wrapped on wood handle showing black patina, with two small edge indentations. 

Blade Shows slight CLIP or SPEAR type appearance that is (straight), no dings or damage, with nice aged patina pattern on both sides with No rust dings or pits.

*Blade has single cutting edge that's very sharp. 

*Tang type hidden, estimated: 1/2 to 3/4 length. 

SHEATH: has two piece wood constrution appearance with single cutting edge cavity, wrapped completely with sheet silver, with five separate Silver stipes of detailed Silver inlay with very light patina in fine condition.

*Sheath length: 3 7/8" long.

*Dagger in Sheath length: 6 1/4"

Note: Knife fits Sheath, with nice smooth fit exit and entrance. 

But Cap is wrapped in sheet Silver with one end edge dent with black patina.

Above But Cap a missing stripe of sheet Silver, refer to photographs.

Sheath Throat to midway has same sheet Silver with black patina.

Sheath Troat has green multi strand 3mm fine rope wrapped 33mm long with retainer loop in nice ventage honest used condition with no damage.

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