Maurice,
Many thnks for the comments. I can now understand that It is not a nyabur , but what is it ? could it be just a mix and match item that people did to make a quick buck? I won't be surprised... but the hilt to me looks quite genuine and has a nice patina to it.So is the blade in fact. simple but look genuine enough?
Btw, when i meet people in serawak, they never use the term mandau, but parang ilang for those blades made by orang ulu (a group of people in hinterland serawak comprising of kenyah , kayan and a few other smaller gps).
When i showed this to a few poeple there, they simply call it a parang... i guess even locals are now quite clueless about their heritage.
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