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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 303757, member: 301&quot;]<font size="6"><b>Sword (Dao) with Scabbard and Baldric</b></font></p><p>Date:</p><p>19th century</p><p>Geography:</p><p>Assam</p><p>Culture:</p><p>Indian, Assam, Naga Hills</p><p>Medium:</p><p>Steel, wood, cane</p><p>Dimensions:</p><p>L. with scabbard 30 3/4 in. (78.1 cm); L. without scabbard 25 in. (63.5 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11.8 oz. (788.1 g); Wt. of scabbard 9.4 oz. (266.5 g)</p><p>Classification:</p><p>Swords</p><p>Credit Line:</p><p>Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935</p><p><br /></p><p><b>From the MET !</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>( &amp; below it a 2nd similar blade)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Your sheath looks like the oldest piece here, while the wrapping is a mix of newer &amp; older fibers.</b></p><p><b>To my eye it also looks like a replacement blade....which at first I thought to just be ground down, but a close look at the handle shows newer fiber used to secure a possibly older handle.</b></p><p><b>The sheath...( your blade is in backwards..) is called a one sided sheath....(edit)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]99497[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]99500[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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