A BURMESE BRASS-MOUNTED SWORD (DHA) OF PRESENTATION TYPE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A BURMESE BRASS-MOUNTED SWORD (DHA) OF PRESENTATION TYPE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, applied over the greater part of its length along the back of each face with a panel filled with silver inscriptions, figures in traditional dress and scrolling foliage, large brass hilt chased with foliage, including bulbous pommel decorated with an expanded flowerhead, brass grip, in its wooden scabbard entirely encased in brass embossed en suite 79.0 cm; 31 1/8 in blade