Burma . y-four inches long,somewhat curvedback from theedge, with the weight towards the point, and fixed by a tang into a long handleof cane or bamboo, iron-bound or whipped to prevent splitting. The da mustnot vibrate in the haft, and is for that reason not riveted through, ^o that when itworks loose it can be driven tight again. Unless when both hands are used, thehaft is gripped near the blade. Held in this way, the balance of the dd isdifferent to that of any other implement or weapon. It requi;-es knack to usethe da effectively. The long, slender, pointed dd is the fighting weapon (dalwk
Burma . y-four inches long,somewhat curvedback from theedge, with the weight towards the point, and fixed by a tang into a long handleof cane or bamboo, iron-bound or whipped to prevent splitting. The da mustnot vibrate in the haft, and is for that reason not riveted through, ^o that when itworks loose it can be driven tight again. Unless when both hands are used, thehaft is gripped near the blade. Held in this way, the balance of the dd isdifferent to that of any other implement or weapon. It requi;-es knack to usethe da effectively. The long, slender, pointed dd is the fighting weapon (dalwk),and is all of steel, with a cane handle. A shorter dalwk, with or without apoint, is the universal implement. Short blunt-ended dds are used for heavywork (damd). Theseare only faced withsteel. A light paringknife is called are daggerknives, but they areShan rather than Bur-man implements {dam-ydung). The Burmanand Shan smiths usea steel scraper set ina cross-handle, some- 231. GOLD AND SiLVEk 105
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