Indonesia? Plilippines? #2

Yvain · 17th March 2020, 02:34 PM

Disclaimer : I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about South East asian weapons, but, since I have nothing better to do at the moment, I decided to give it a go and try to find more infos about this lovely knife.

I didn't found much, except this parang, bought and used in Borneo by a British Special Forces veteran (https://bobshepherdauthor.com/2019/04/18/my-parang/).

Imho, the mount and scabbard are kind of similar to your knife (notwithstanding the black tape), and the blade is almost exactly of the same shape; so, maybe Borneo ?

(Again, a completely uneducated guess !)

Henk · 17th March 2020, 05:30 PM

This is also a parang from Borneo.

The descriptions by Ian and Yvain are correct. Village made.

Sajen · 17th March 2020, 05:51 PM

Yes, agree with Borneo attribution. But would call it "golok" since it's clearly an utility knife.

kahnjar1 · 17th March 2020, 08:00 PM

Thank you all
Stu

17th March 2020, 02:34 PM	#1
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 179	Disclaimer : I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about South East asian weapons, but, since I have nothing better to do at the moment, I decided to give it a go and try to find more infos about this lovely knife. I didn't found much, except this parang, bought and used in Borneo by a British Special Forces veteran (https://bobshepherdauthor.com/2019/04/18/my-parang/). Imho, the mount and scabbard are kind of similar to your knife (notwithstanding the black tape), and the blade is almost exactly of the same shape; so, maybe Borneo ? (Again, a completely uneducated guess !) Attached Images

17th March 2020, 05:30 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	This is also a parang from Borneo. The descriptions by Ian and Yvain are correct. Village made.

17th March 2020, 05:51 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,164	Yes, agree with Borneo attribution. But would call it "golok" since it's clearly an utility knife.

17th March 2020, 08:00 PM	#4
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,786	Thank you all Stu