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    Posted: 22-Jan-2012 at 22:51
Sorry, mistake above, it measures around 7 1/2' tall total length with the original old hardwood handle.  Anyway thanks
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Interesting. This halberd is one of the 18 weapons a Shaolin monk has to master. The crescent blade could be used both for parrying and for slashing. Some had two blades of this type, plus a wavy spear-point similar to a Malayan kris
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Sorry, mistake above, it measures around 7 1/2' tall total length with the original old hardwood handle.  Anyway thanks

Robin, can you tell us more about your spear? It might be a ceremonial piece or flagstaff as i can't tell whether the edges have been sharpened
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A dha from Thailand, very similar in appearance to the Burmese sword
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Another unusual Thai sword. This one has a curved handle
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Another unusual Thai sword. This one has a curved handle
I've just looked that monster up, Nick, and it is called a Dah sword and is 47 inches long, with a blade, which is slightly up turned at 32 inches long, with an ivory handle which is 15 inches long and 2 inches diameter, with chased silver collar and pommel. I think it said it might have just been ornamental. Although there was also some talk about elephant weaponry, though maybe not that likely. 
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Thanks Alani. I'd like to know the function of that unusual handle. I suppose it's possible that it was attached to a war elephant's tusk, but such weapons were usually removable
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Thanks Alani. I'd like to know the function of that unusual handle. I suppose it's possible that it was attached to a war elephant's tusk, but such weapons were usually removable
Here is a picture of the sword's possible use, Nick.

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Cool. I've never heard of elephants trained to use swords before
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A Chinese officer's baton, used both as a mace and a display of rank similar to the Roman centurion's wooden staff
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Some strange looking Indian daggers, one of which has two blades
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An Indian "royal sickle" very similar to the ancient Canaanite and Egyptian sickle-swords
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Japanese hachiwara designed to shatter the brass and bamboo armor worn by samurai
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Japanese hachiwara designed to shatter the brass and bamboo armor worn by samurai
Who would use such a weapon, Nick?
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More Indian tridents, traditionally a Hindu weapon. Some of the bigger ones were used in warfare, but others were simple fishing spears
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An Indian "royal sickle" very similar to the ancient Canaanite and Egyptian sickle-swords

I'd like to find out more about this vicious weapon. It looks primitive, yet has an intricately decorated handle
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Disappointingly, it turns out that it wasn't a weapon at all, just a ceremonial Nepalese sickle
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It might even be a rice sickle, Nick.
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It might even be a rice sickle, Nick.

It's possible, but the handle is much too ornate for a simple everyday tool
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