pirate swords

VVV · 8th January 2011, 11:14 AM

The so called "Parang Nabur", invented by the late Stone when misreading a book in his library, is not a traditional pirate sword but a prestige sword of the coastal Malays of SE Borneo and is also found as a court sword among Peninsular Malays.
The real Parang Nabur/Nyabor however was a traditional sword of the Iban, aka Sea Dayaks, who went on pirate raids together with the Kampilan- and Kris-armed Illanum Moros. Here is what the real Parang Nabur looks like.
You can find much more info about this in the forum archives. The coastal Malay sabre-sword is usually labelled a Beladah Belabang in the region it was used.

Michael

8th January 2011, 11:14 AM	#1
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	The so called "Parang Nabur", invented by the late Stone when misreading a book in his library, is not a traditional pirate sword but a prestige sword of the coastal Malays of SE Borneo and is also found as a court sword among Peninsular Malays. The real Parang Nabur/Nyabor however was a traditional sword of the Iban, aka Sea Dayaks, who went on pirate raids together with the Kampilan- and Kris-armed Illanum Moros. Here is what the real Parang Nabur looks like. You can find much more info about this in the forum archives. The coastal Malay sabre-sword is usually labelled a Beladah Belabang in the region it was used. Michael Attached Images