Parang betino

VANDOO · 14th February 2012, 04:03 AM

WOW!! ITS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED AT ALL, ITS MUCH BETTER.

I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS TYPE BEFORE AND IT SEEMS TO SHOW INFLUENCE FROM OLDER FORMS. WAS IT OF HINDU WITH INDIAN INFLUENCE OR PURELY ISLAMIC IN ITS CEREMONIAL USE OR PERHAPS SORT OF A MIX? WOULD IT ONLY BE USED IN CEREMONIES BY PRIESTS AND WHAT SORT OF CEREMONIES?
THANKS FOR SHOWING IT IS A BEAUTY.

VVV · 14th February 2012, 06:06 AM

Thanks for sharing, it's the best I have seen so far (and I have handled six of them in my own and other collections).
Could you please also post a couple of close ups of the hilt and ferrule?
I would place yours as the Palembang area based on the ferrule and blade features close to the hilt, too.

Michael

14th February 2012, 04:03 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	WOW!! ITS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED AT ALL, ITS MUCH BETTER. I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS TYPE BEFORE AND IT SEEMS TO SHOW INFLUENCE FROM OLDER FORMS. WAS IT OF HINDU WITH INDIAN INFLUENCE OR PURELY ISLAMIC IN ITS CEREMONIAL USE OR PERHAPS SORT OF A MIX? WOULD IT ONLY BE USED IN CEREMONIES BY PRIESTS AND WHAT SORT OF CEREMONIES? THANKS FOR SHOWING IT IS A BEAUTY.

14th February 2012, 06:06 AM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Thanks for sharing, it's the best I have seen so far (and I have handled six of them in my own and other collections). Could you please also post a couple of close ups of the hilt and ferrule? I would place yours as the Palembang area based on the ferrule and blade features close to the hilt, too. Michael