Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Another strange, non-textbook, parang

John · 18th December 2005, 12:20 PM

Michael,

Frankly, Sabah is NOT quite a place to find old blades apart from the odd ones here and there eg Moro kris, pakayun. Not quite a place for a collector to pick up older edged weapons. There's only one museum (in KK) and if you've been there you'd have seen a few old edged weapons like barongs, kampilans, Mandaus, Kris, keris, pakayuns, spears etc but no parangs. Personally I find the collection there rather small.

Apart from Kota Belud, other new items are being made in Semporna, near Tawau.

Your last example; In Sabah, it's unmistakeably a parang.

18th December 2005, 12:20 PM	#21
John Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land below the wind Posts: 135	Michael, Frankly, Sabah is NOT quite a place to find old blades apart from the odd ones here and there eg Moro kris, pakayun. Not quite a place for a collector to pick up older edged weapons. There's only one museum (in KK) and if you've been there you'd have seen a few old edged weapons like barongs, kampilans, Mandaus, Kris, keris, pakayuns, spears etc but no parangs. Personally I find the collection there rather small. Apart from Kota Belud, other new items are being made in Semporna, near Tawau. Your last example; In Sabah, it's unmistakeably a parang. Last edited by John; 18th December 2005 at 12:32 PM.