Padsumbalin Panabas
 

Been looking for one of these for a while. 36" overall length. While most panabas feel a bit clunky in the hands, more like an ax --- this one feels like a two handed sword.

Light and fast. Blade is double edged the full length on the curved side and about half of the other side.

The scabbard splits. Makes me wonder if it was swung like a kampilan in scabbard and cut through some kind of rattan and into the victim.

Any comments on this rare piece?

I don't think rattan was used on these but yes they were 2 handed. Nice one Bill. On one side is there a thicker "flat" side on the blade near the handle? If so , this is where one could place a second hand to reinforce the chopping motion for beheading or certain swing slashes that cannot be done with a kampilan.

Bill

Can you post a close up of the blade? Btw very nice.


Lew

rattan were used as well, jose. i believe rick's padsumbalin has'm..

I was talking about rattan on the scabbard . Yes they used rattan on the rest of the panabas. :rolleyes:

Hi Jose,

Does this mean that the scabbard was made so that you could cut through the rattan instead of unsheathing the panabas? This scabbard has a screw at the tip for a pivot. Possibly it was originally just rattan holding the scabbard halves in place.

nice panabas, hope to find one like that over here sometime...

Bill, I suppose that is possible if there are no other pins used on it. Yes the idea was a quick draw from the scabbard. My scabbard has more pins on the back side and open on the other side, similar construction to your scabbard.