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Here is a jungle knife, presumably from Borneo. What makes it interesting is that it is stamped H.M.P
Dimensions are shown in the photos and the blade is 1/4 inch thick at the ricasso. What is the significance of HMP ? The owners initials ? Or is it His/Her Majesty's Prison ? I suppose that this is possible if it came from British North Borneo although I cannot find a reference to there being one as all the searches I tried just came up with POW camps. All comments welcome. Regards Roy |
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Intersting piece!
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What a lovely short parang. Reminds me of a baby parang latok or buko. Definitely a serviceable tool/knife. I would say this one is WWII vintage judging from the sheath with its metal (iron) bands that look as though they came from old ammo boxes.
The closest name I can think of is buko, which is the Land Dayak's equivalent of the longer parang latok. Even for a buko, the blade is unusually short. There is a brief description of the buko in v. Zonneveld's book (p. 36). The imprint of "H.M.P." does not ring any bells for me. Ian ----------- Albert van Zonneveld. The Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Zwartenkot Art Books: Leiden, 2001. |
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Hi Roy,
What about HM Police??? More likely than "Prison" I suspect., Stu |
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The blade form looks a bit like a Lumad sangi.
Nothing else does though. Good Luck, Leif |
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Gentlemen,
Searching in dutch on HMP Dutch Army gives the result that HMP refers to the Dutch Indonesian Army het Nederlandsch-Indische Leger (H.M.P) - KNIL Voorschrift, DvO 11-5 ... Unfortunately i cann't figure out what HMP means. |
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= "guide for military horse care" I don't think the letters in this blade refer to a dutch military guide. No other clues though. Appears to be Borneo style imho. Would call it a parang myself. Best regards, Willem |
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Thanks everyone.
Didn't think of Police. Will have to investigate further. Cheers Roy |
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