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Green · 11th November 2015, 05:43 AM

Epray has not been a particularly happy hunting ground for me but I quite like this mandau that I just won a few days back. I've not recieve it yet so my comments below are based solely on the pics from the ebay.

The resin at the base of the hilt is missing, the scabbard is probably not original to the mandau, the blade is very simple and pedistrian but the hilt is the one that attracts me to it. I basically bid for the hilt!

Does anyone know what type of hilt/mandau is this? which tribe and region in borneo it came from?

I recall there was a thread posting mandau hilts with human figures but I can't seem to find it when I did a search.

11th November 2015, 05:43 AM	#1
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 307	Mandau with human figure on hilt Epray has not been a particularly happy hunting ground for me but I quite like this mandau that I just won a few days back. I've not recieve it yet so my comments below are based solely on the pics from the ebay. The resin at the base of the hilt is missing, the scabbard is probably not original to the mandau, the blade is very simple and pedistrian but the hilt is the one that attracts me to it. I basically bid for the hilt! Does anyone know what type of hilt/mandau is this? which tribe and region in borneo it came from? I recall there was a thread posting mandau hilts with human figures but I can't seem to find it when I did a search. Attached Images