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A. G. Maisey · 13th September 2016, 01:15 PM

That's more like a Javanese bendo, which is a similar sort of thing, but usually more weighty than the mardhik.

The word "golok" is pretty generic, just about any heavy sort of knife that chops can be a golok.

13th September 2016, 01:15 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	That's more like a Javanese bendo, which is a similar sort of thing, but usually more weighty than the mardhik. The word "golok" is pretty generic, just about any heavy sort of knife that chops can be a golok.