Show us your Maguindanao panabas

[Sajen]

Nice examples so far gentlemen!
Here are my both examples, both are padsumbalin panabas, one big and a small one. The big one I don't have at hand but will receive it soon back with cleaned blade.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

And I have this small one but only the blade, the handle which comes with it isn't the original one, it's a small one as well.

[kino]

Here’s a couple more to add.

[Battara]

Here is a picture of my padsumbalin panabas that was documented in Cato and was stolen years ago from me. The bands are nickel-silver.

[Battara]

Here is my current padsumbalin panabas with steel bands and okir butt.

[Battara]

And here is my bading panabas with okir edge. Bands in copper with a silver strip around the end.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Battara

And here is my bading panabas with okir edge. Bands in copper with a silver strip around the end.

Hi Jose,

Nice blade with carving on the end. This is now the third or fourth one of these I have seen, so yours is not alone. Any thoughts about the significance of this style variant?

As an aside, I have a very nice little Vietnamese or Malaysian chopper that is about 16-18 inches long and would pass for a miniature panabas (hilt is not typical thought). It has similar scalloped carvings to the end of its blade.

Ian.

P.S. Found a picture (not very good one) of that chopper.

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[kino]

Sajen, what are the dimensions of your Panabas with the blue background?

Originally Posted by Battara

Here is a picture of my padsumbalin panabas that was documented in Cato and was stolen years ago from me. The bands are nickel-silver.

Battara, where is this Panabas documented at, Cato’s book or Arts os Asia magazine?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by kino

Sajen, what are the dimensions of your Panabas with the blue background?

Hello Albert,

This small panabas was once discussed here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=panabas

It's 55 cm (21.65") long, blade is 31 cm.

Regards,
Detlef