Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Lombok long-knife or short pedang?

A. G. Maisey · 16th July 2017, 11:26 PM

Djelenga gives it as :-

BERANG/GOLOK

"Berang" is a regional variation of "Parang".

It is not a "PEDANG", a pedang is a sword, a parang is a general purpose tool, think "machete".

16th July 2017, 11:26 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,989	Djelenga gives it as :- BERANG/GOLOK "Berang" is a regional variation of "Parang". It is not a "PEDANG", a pedang is a sword, a parang is a general purpose tool, think "machete".