Old nyabur with a later handle
Here is an old nyabur (aka parang nabur) blade. It's much heavier and has a thicker back than usual. Even if it has a regular parang ilang handle I wouldn't classify it as a Langgai Tinggang based on the part of the blade between the kundieng (protrusion) and the hilt. Also the handle seems a bit disproportional in lenght. My guess is that the original handle broke, maybe because of it's great weight, and it either was replaced locally or in Europe with a regular one.
Any other ideas?
Michael
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