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Hi all,
This beauty arrived today. According to Stone p.482 this is supposed to be a variation of the Parang Nabur. Tirri p. 429 says the same. In Charles Buttin pict 898 there is a slightly resembling sabre (mix of this one and a "traditional" Nabur) that he describes as a Malay demi-sabre, probably Borneo Dayak. I haven't found any references to this variation of Nabur in any of the Indonesian or Borneo weapon articles and books? In the huge collections of f.i. Leiden there are lots of different Nabur, but none even slightly resembling this one. To me it looks much more Visayan than Borneo. Could this be a mistake by Stone? Does any of the Filipino specialists recognise this sword? Michael PS The scabbard also looks more Visayan than Borneo to me? Last edited by VVV; 20th February 2006 at 08:00 PM. Reason: PS |
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Yummy, how old is this. It looks as if there is a lot of European hanger influence. Tim
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Greetings Michael,
Now I know who it was that out bid me on this. Congratulations on your win!!! ![]() Robert |
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My guesstimate is also 19th C - early/mid.
I have no idea what kind of animal it is on the hilt? I revisited this great reference thread on PI weapons in Spanish Museums. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...Spanish+Museum What's interesting is that this kind of sword is part of the Filipino collections of the two Madrid museums together with other Visayan weapons. I have enclosed the relevant pictures below. Michael |
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michael,
you make my head hurt. ![]() ![]() |
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Great sword. Is there anywhere in the Visayan Islands that peaned the tang? Is that a coin the tang goes through? Can we see a picture of the engraving on the guard cup?
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Erik Farrow advised me on this sword that my dad has had since the early 60's. He says it has been incorrectly labeled as being from Sea Dayak. He also lead me to this site so I could get some comments from the experts. Any info. you can share with me is very much appreciated. I nor my dad are big collectors, however he was given this sword by an employer when he was very young and he's had it displayed on our wall at home. Also I'm not sure if I have been adding the photos correctly. Can anyone help?
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Here are a few more.
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Yours is a very nice variation of the same Luzon swords as in this thread. You can find all the information we have on it at the moment here and also in this thread. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...?t=1792&page=3 If you ever get tired of it... ![]() Michael |
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What's the best and safest way to clean this beauty.
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Hi. Apologies for necro-ing this old thread, but the swords in question are variations of the Minasbad, a blade made in the Bicol region of Luzon, Philippines. It's the supposed weapon of the Cimarrones, a tribe that lived in the highlands and which were renowned for their fighting prowess.
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Thank you for reviving this post. I will join you on Facebook
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