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Originally Posted by t_c
Thanks for all the info so far Maurice.
Here is the picture of the handle profile I was referring to earlier. I've annotated it with my interpretation - it seemed like a representation of some animal/deity/other... It's definitely abstract, but it struck me that there was something more to the carving than simple ornate grooves. 
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Sorry tc, I can't tell you more or it would only be speculatians. If any other forumite have some additional (documented) info, I also would appreciate telling us in this thread.
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Originally Posted by KuKulzA28
I like them too, very much, but I'm confused. What exactly is it then?  . |
Well, it is a newly made weapon, and I think you should ask Suwandi which swords he used as example. The handle looks more like a klewang that was used in the same area as the parang nabur (and was much rarer, cause in 1900 they were already not to be found in that area anymore).
I attached a banjarklewang handle and a parang nabur handle for comparison.