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Hello,
I would like to know the name of this parang (which I suppose to be originating from the region of Banjarmasin). The blade possesses a pamor but this one is not very visible because of the rest of an old varnish (yellowish). On one side of the blade you can see at the base an X forged in the pamor. The handle is in wood with 3 brass nails in decoration on each side. The lightweight wooden sheath is very skilled at its end and it lacks an element (in wooden? Bone? Horn?). The blade mesure : 48cm in length, 4cm in maximum width and 7mm in thickness at base |
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It's a parang kerekoepang like you said from the Banjarmasin area, very nice! A good restorer will be able to carve a new toe piece for the scabbard. I am sure that a polish and etch will bring a nice lamination visible.
Congrats, very nice sword! See here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=Banjarmasin Regards, Detlef |
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Forget to mention, the varnish could be shellac, try carefully aceton.
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Thank you.
I saw this discussion but I wasn't sure of the name because the blade is different from the illustration. On the complete plate of Schmeltz we can see a blade much closer to my parang (and yours) with a simpler handle. This is n°9, Do you have the explanation of this plate to know the name associated with blade n°9? Last edited by Athanase; 14th July 2017 at 07:42 PM. |
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Sorry, I don't own Schmeltz, I've taken the picture from an old thread. Here is another good thread about this swords: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=Schmeltz
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Here for the others the complete plate. I think that No. 9 is also a parang kerekoepang but I am not sure.
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That's Paran LAIS from south borneo
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