Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Does there exist a counterpart or predecessor of the Moro Panabas in Indonesia?

ashkenaz · 7th January 2018, 07:09 AM

Another amateur question, one that's been on my mind.

I noticed that almost every indigenous blade in the Philippines has a counterpart in Indonesia or Malaysia today, but with a notable exception, the Panabas.

Was the Panabas of the Moros based on a prototype blade constructed by Malays the same way the Kampilan was or what?

Thanks,

7th January 2018, 07:09 AM	#1
ashkenaz Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 23	Does there exist a counterpart or predecessor of the Moro Panabas in Indonesia? Another amateur question, one that's been on my mind. I noticed that almost every indigenous blade in the Philippines has a counterpart in Indonesia or Malaysia today, but with a notable exception, the Panabas. Was the Panabas of the Moros based on a prototype blade constructed by Malays the same way the Kampilan was or what? Thanks, Last edited by ashkenaz; 7th January 2018 at 08:05 PM.