Achang Knife/Husa Knife (Kachin Dha)

Achang knife, also known as "Husa knife", gets its name because it is mostly made in the Husa and Lasa areas of Longchuan District, where many achang live. Such a knife is "well forged and skillfully made and very sharp, tight, durable." Coats made of wood, leather, silver and other materials are also very good.

The Achang knife comes in different lengths and shapes. More than ten different knives are available for your own use. You can find, for example, a work knife, a knife for everyday use, a long sword for hunting and self-defense and a dagger for killing domestic animals, etc. The Achangs also make knives for other Brethren nationalities, such as the Tibetan knife and the Jingpo knife. Due to its exquisite craftsmanship, Achang knives were cherished as a national heritage not only by the Achangs, but also favored by other neighboring ethnic groups such as the Han, Dai, Jingpo, Tibetan and Bai. Now Achang knife left Yunnan and sold to Beijing, Tibet, Sinkiang and Heilongjiang etc. Even some foreign friends would like to collect Achang knife.

Kachin Dha or Yunnan Dao

The Achang ethnic group has a history of making knives and other knives for more than six hundred years.Tradition says that the Ming dynasty army stationed in the Husa and Lasa regions had men with fairly good blacksmith skills who were assigned to produce weapons. These men married the local people and gradually assimilated with them. Achang inherited and developed the smelting and forging skills of the Ming army and began to produce many knives with national characteristics. Their techniques have also become more sophisticated. They have a relatively specific division of labor between villages and each village has its own famous products. The entire Husa region is like a craft factory, and every village known for one product is a workshop. For example, Laifu village is famous for its long black knife and Hugang knife (ornamental steel knife); In Mangdong Village, a sword and a small sharp knife; Lajie village for the sawtooth sickle; Xin Village portable knife; Scabbard of the village of Mangsuo. The Husa knife is very durable for two reasons: first, it is made of well-chosen materials; secondly, Achang has very good skills in hardening and tempering of steel; In addition, it is carefully and beautifully polished. Thanks to these virtues, knives made by Achang can be very sharp even after a little sharpening. Some old craftsmen can even make fixed and flexible knives, some of which can even be bent if desired. For example, a long sword, when not in use, can be wrapped around the waist like a belt and straightens itself when needed. Their craftsmanship is truly admirable. Achang knife is also called Kachin Dha sword or Yunnan Dao.