Indonesia? Plilippines? #2

kahnjar1 · 17th March 2020, 04:59 AM

....and also this one please.
Stu

Ian · 17th March 2020, 02:15 PM

Hi Stu,

Again, like your first example, not Filipino IMHO.

I would also call this a parang of village quality and used for chopping wood and gardening/agricultural purposes. The hilt is not one I recognize, and again I have lightened one of your pics to get a better look at the hilt and scabbard. I'm not sure where it comes from in Indonesia, but the down-turned hilt might indicate a Sulawesi origin. We need one of our Indonesian experts for this one.

Ian

Yvain · 17th March 2020, 03:34 PM

Disclaimer : I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about South East asian weapons, but, since I have nothing better to do at the moment, I decided to give it a go and try to find more infos about this lovely knife.

I didn't found much, except this parang, bought and used in Borneo by a British Special Forces veteran (https://bobshepherdauthor.com/2019/04/18/my-parang/).

Imho, the mount and scabbard are kind of similar to your knife (notwithstanding the black tape), and the blade is almost exactly of the same shape; so, maybe Borneo ?

(Again, a completely uneducated guess !)

Henk · 17th March 2020, 06:30 PM

This is also a parang from Borneo.

The descriptions by Ian and Yvain are correct. Village made.

Sajen · 17th March 2020, 06:51 PM

Yes, agree with Borneo attribution. But would call it "golok" since it's clearly an utility knife.

kahnjar1 · 17th March 2020, 09:00 PM

Thank you all
Stu

17th March 2020, 04:59 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,811	Indonesia? Plilippines? #2 ....and also this one please. Stu Attached Images

17th March 2020, 03:34 PM	#3
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 181	Disclaimer : I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about South East asian weapons, but, since I have nothing better to do at the moment, I decided to give it a go and try to find more infos about this lovely knife. I didn't found much, except this parang, bought and used in Borneo by a British Special Forces veteran (https://bobshepherdauthor.com/2019/04/18/my-parang/). Imho, the mount and scabbard are kind of similar to your knife (notwithstanding the black tape), and the blade is almost exactly of the same shape; so, maybe Borneo ? (Again, a completely uneducated guess !) Attached Images

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17th March 2020, 02:15 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,522	Hi Stu, Again, like your first example, not Filipino IMHO. I would also call this a parang of village quality and used for chopping wood and gardening/agricultural purposes. The hilt is not one I recognize, and again I have lightened one of your pics to get a better look at the hilt and scabbard. I'm not sure where it comes from in Indonesia, but the down-turned hilt might indicate a Sulawesi origin. We need one of our Indonesian experts for this one. Ian Attached Images

17th March 2020, 06:30 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	This is also a parang from Borneo. The descriptions by Ian and Yvain are correct. Village made.

17th March 2020, 06:51 PM	#5
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,415	Yes, agree with Borneo attribution. But would call it "golok" since it's clearly an utility knife.

17th March 2020, 09:00 PM	#6
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,811	Thank you all Stu