Another strange, non-textbook, parang

Tim Simmons · 17th December 2005, 09:25 PM

This knife is quite different from the parangs but again we see this distinctive wood. We need a botanist, especially when looking at island flora. This knife, I have cleaned but not heavily, I suspect was brought back to the UK after the Malay emergency

and brief war with Indonesia. Tim

VVV · 17th December 2005, 09:39 PM

Thanks,

My first impression was a parrot handle on this one.
Also the scabbard doesn't look like Borneo, more Batak/Sumatra like
some Kalasan.
The blade also looks a bit like a Batak Rawit.

Michael

Tim Simmons · 17th December 2005, 09:49 PM

That is a little more information than the last time I post pictures of this knife. So we still have no sure idea of there origin. Surely this distinctive wood must help. There are so many rather keen collectors of Indonesian weapons, where are they now. Tim

17th December 2005, 09:25 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,842	This knife is quite different from the parangs but again we see this distinctive wood. We need a botanist, especially when looking at island flora. This knife, I have cleaned but not heavily, I suspect was brought back to the UK after the Malay emergency and brief war with Indonesia. Tim Attached Images

17th December 2005, 09:39 PM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Thanks, My first impression was a parrot handle on this one. Also the scabbard doesn't look like Borneo, more Batak/Sumatra like some Kalasan. The blade also looks a bit like a Batak Rawit. Michael

17th December 2005, 09:49 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,842	That is a little more information than the last time I post pictures of this knife. So we still have no sure idea of there origin. Surely this distinctive wood must help. There are so many rather keen collectors of Indonesian weapons, where are they now. Tim