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Old 8th January 2009, 09:59 PM   #36
asomotif
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very old Iban style I have seen it but can't remember where
the picture is .
Ben, I found the picture.
Not of the handle, but a picture of the blade and scabbard with another handle...
I really wonder where the handle is from.
Is the handle Iban ?
Is the blade Iban ?
Are they both Iban and... when where they joined together ?
Do the metal bands on the scabbard make it Iban ?
And if so, why where they only recently added ?
Is the shell any indication ?
or just recently added. etc ect

Considering this iban parang was assembled as a composite in the 21st century, is it worth considering the origin / style or age when it is in fact no longer an original combination of blade and handle at all.

A Puzzling Iban parang indeed.
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But I have an new one coming up
maybe better to bring up your next one
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