Borneo Parang Nabur or Visayan Bolo?

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Originally Posted by Spunjer

the term golok is frequently use in the philippines...

Yea, I noticed the deity hilts below the "referenced" Parang Nabur (in the Madrid Museum) were called Goloks.

My only suggestion is... that this may be a Philippine version of the Parang Nabur. The profiles are strikingly similar and odd for the Philippines. It is peened like a Luzon blade. The hilt is localized... as is the D-guard. I do not think it to unusual for someone to adopt this blade and to make it their own. Apparently, this blade was discontinued as mysteriously as at was adopted (maybe sea raiding was not so important any more). I am keeping an open mind that maybe the Parang Nabur made its way to Luzon and was adopted for a "brief" stay. Stranger things have happened.

There are merits for both sides of the argument... but darn, the blade is an oddity.

Can anyone say how far back this blade profile can be traced back on the Parang Nabur (100, 200, 300 or more years)?