Help with ID....Jimpul?...Mandau?

mmontoro · 21st March 2006, 10:29 PM

Michael,

I just got my mandaus out and handled them and their blades are heavy. The blade on the sword in the photos is also heavy, but in a different way. It is thick towards the hilt and distally tapered so that the point of balance is more toward the hand and less toward the tip of the blade. I would not say it is heavier than the mandaus. Thanks for your reply - now I am curious.

Manny

Dajak · 21st March 2006, 11:41 PM

Hi on the first impression this is an parang pedang

It is a nice interesting piece can you make some close up pics below the handle

Than I might see what it is.

VANDOO · 22nd March 2006, 12:29 AM

A VERY NICE PIECE, I WISH YOU HAD THE SCABBARD ALSO AS A LOT OF INFORMATION CAN BE GAINED FROM THEM ALSO. I AM LIKE YOU AS FAR AS TO WHAT A DAYAK SWORD IS TO BE CALLED NOW, I USED TO JUST CALL THEM ALL MANDAU

. NOW THERE ARE MANY MORE CHOICES AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GOOD REFRENCES TO TELL WHAT IS WHAT. THE ONLY HELP I CAN GIVE ON YOUR FINE EXAMPLE IS TO OFFER TO KEEP IT HERE WITH ME FOR A YEAR OR TWO AND SLEEP WITH IT UNDER MY PILLOW AND SEE IF IT WILL IDENTIFY ITSELF

I THINK THE HANDLE IS CARVED FROM DEER ANTLER RATHER THAN BONE.

mmontoro · 22nd March 2006, 01:14 AM

Barry, you are too kind ;^)

Dajak, here are some more - I am not certain which views you want to see.

mmontoro · 22nd March 2006, 02:31 AM

This one wouldn't fit in the last post

Dajak · 22nd March 2006, 09:17 AM

Hi thanks for the pics the blade is the style off the parang pedang.

The Handle might be replaced or a variation on the Handle.

A very nice example (If you wanna part it you now my email address

)

The handle sty is Iban looks like it is from the North

VVV · 22nd March 2006, 09:34 AM

Your Parang is really unique!
As Dajak states it's closest to an Iban version of a Parang Pedang.
The classic Parang Pedang has a completely different hilt, like the one on Latoks.
What makes me hesitate, more than Dajak does, is also the tip of the blade.
All Parang Pedangs I have seen has another kind of tip with a slope in the other direction.

Michael

22nd March 2006, 01:14 AM	#4
mmontoro Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 91	Barry, you are too kind ;^) Dajak, here are some more - I am not certain which views you want to see. Last edited by mmontoro; 22nd March 2006 at 02:09 AM.

22nd March 2006, 02:31 AM	#5
mmontoro Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 91	one last one This one wouldn't fit in the last post

21st March 2006, 10:29 PM	#1
mmontoro Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 91	Michael, I just got my mandaus out and handled them and their blades are heavy. The blade on the sword in the photos is also heavy, but in a different way. It is thick towards the hilt and distally tapered so that the point of balance is more toward the hand and less toward the tip of the blade. I would not say it is heavier than the mandaus. Thanks for your reply - now I am curious. Manny

21st March 2006, 11:41 PM	#2
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi on the first impression this is an parang pedang It is a nice interesting piece can you make some close up pics below the handle Than I might see what it is.

22nd March 2006, 12:29 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY NICE PIECE, I WISH YOU HAD THE SCABBARD ALSO AS A LOT OF INFORMATION CAN BE GAINED FROM THEM ALSO. I AM LIKE YOU AS FAR AS TO WHAT A DAYAK SWORD IS TO BE CALLED NOW, I USED TO JUST CALL THEM ALL MANDAU . NOW THERE ARE MANY MORE CHOICES AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GOOD REFRENCES TO TELL WHAT IS WHAT. THE ONLY HELP I CAN GIVE ON YOUR FINE EXAMPLE IS TO OFFER TO KEEP IT HERE WITH ME FOR A YEAR OR TWO AND SLEEP WITH IT UNDER MY PILLOW AND SEE IF IT WILL IDENTIFY ITSELF I THINK THE HANDLE IS CARVED FROM DEER ANTLER RATHER THAN BONE.

22nd March 2006, 09:17 AM	#6
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi thanks for the pics the blade is the style off the parang pedang. The Handle might be replaced or a variation on the Handle. A very nice example (If you wanna part it you now my email address ) The handle sty is Iban looks like it is from the North

22nd March 2006, 09:34 AM	#7
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Your Parang is really unique! As Dajak states it's closest to an Iban version of a Parang Pedang. The classic Parang Pedang has a completely different hilt, like the one on Latoks. What makes me hesitate, more than Dajak does, is also the tip of the blade. All Parang Pedangs I have seen has another kind of tip with a slope in the other direction. Michael