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Old 27th April 2025, 08:24 PM   #1
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Hi Detlef,

Thanks for your comments. I found this very interesting old thread showing some of your parangs from Halmahera:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8252

Would it be correct to call my parang a semarang?
Hi Dave,

You found the swords I want to show! And yes, I think that you can call your sword semarang. The handle shape and the in up open scabbard let me think like this.

Regards,
Detlef
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