Long interesting sword.
 

Just got this. 36" long in scabbard. Indonesian. Great balance. Comments?

Pakayun .

Pakayun
 

Darn, Rick beat me to it. 'tis indeed a pakayun from N. Borneo. Nice example too. Good find Bill.

Ian.

Dayak?

Bill:

The pakayun is associated with the Murut who are not Dayak. Most of the Murut live in Sabah, I believe. John is our resident expert on that area and for this particular type of sword.

Ian.

After Googling Pakayun, I found this link and saw the pakayun under Dayak, should have read more carefully because it does say "Murut":
http://old.blades.free.fr/swords/day...ayak_intro.htm

Also this link, and while I did not buy this from Artzi, this IS the sword I bought. Note the damage to the scabbard tip.
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=958

Small world in terms of edged weaons.

Would sure like to know more.

Ahhh .......
 

Dominique Buttin's site .
Great place and a very worthwhile reference !

I miss her input here . :(

Ian, actually I've been rather ignorant of many "things" from my own "backyard" (and still am) and have learnt things from our western forumites like I first learnt of the pakayun from Barry (Vandoo).

Bill's sword is indeed a Pakayun as Rick and Ian identified and associated with the Muruts most of whom live in Sabah and also the northern region of Sarawak and Kalimantan.

That's quite a nice piece Bill. I've seen pakayun blades with one to three grooves and have 3 pakayuns myself but nowhere as nice as yours.

Bill:

Small world indeed. I especially like the basket weave of the rattan on the hilt. All one continuous weave, even going around the corners. Impressive work.

Ian.

A very nice pakayun, and especially nice to find these complete with scabbards!