Do Parang Naburs have laminated blades?

[kai]

Hello Erik,

Just a few observations. Michael is our resident expert on Negara weapons - hope he'll chime in.

Just got this parang nabur. I like it a lot but it seems to be a quite average version.

The fittings are above average and the blade appears to be quite long - most Beladah Belabang have blades just over 20 inches.

On the back I can see muliple layers in some places and also on the blade itself.

Yes, your blade should be laminated with hardened edge. However, in most BB blades the contrast seems to be very low (less than in, say, many Aceh blades). OTOH, I can't remember anyone giving these an intentional etch; so, there may be something hidden in some of these...

I looked at all the older posts about PN's and found one with pamor but that was a doubtful blade looking at the reactions.

If I remember the same piece, that looked downright cheesy IMHO.

This blade is original IMHO and certainly arrived in Holland before 1940.

Yes, I'd also guess at 1900-1940 for this BB.

Regards,
Kai