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Old 11th September 2007, 12:05 PM   #1
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Originally Posted by tunggulametung
Hello Maurice,

Your's is a golok.

It is often mixed up even in Indonesia, also with term 'parang' too. In general golok featured with a shorter and wider blade than pedang (in contrary pedang is generally longer and slimmer). I cannot find exact measurement samples, I guess we Indonesian just follow the feeling... Another thing is golok is more a tribute to West Javanese and pedang more to Central and East Javanese.

Hope this help, or anyone here have different perspective?


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Chandra

Hi Chandra,

I also named it a golok already.
I didn't know a golok is more a west Java thing, and a pedang a central or east Java thing!

Thanks for your information Chandra.


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