Identification possible Parang or something else?

fireiceviper · 12th June 2014, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by KuKulzA28

My thoughts exactly... I would think mainland SE Asia, similar to Chinese polearm in blade-shape but not all of its geometry and definitely not tang.

i thought polearm to at first, but what about the tang? all the polearms i have seen have had the "wrap around" type.

And also the person i bought it from claimed it used to have an "ivory" handle...

not2sharp · 12th June 2014, 08:43 PM

How heavy is this?

n2s

fireiceviper · 17th June 2014, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by not2sharp

How heavy is this?

n2s

i will measure its weight when i get home, stay tuned!

josh stout · 23rd June 2014, 03:18 PM

Vietnamese is a good guess, especially if it had an ivory or bone handle. With just the blade to go on, many regions with a Chinese influence are possible.

I have two short choppers that are somewhat similar, one from China and one from Vietnam, but neither is an exact match.
Josh

12th June 2014, 08:43 PM	#2
not2sharp Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 210	How heavy is this? n2s

23rd June 2014, 03:18 PM	#4
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	Vietnamese is a good guess, especially if it had an ivory or bone handle. With just the blade to go on, many regions with a Chinese influence are possible. I have two short choppers that are somewhat similar, one from China and one from Vietnam, but neither is an exact match. Josh