An old dayak ? Parang latok

[francantolin]

Good day dear members,

I will soon receive this nice old and strange sword,
a parang latok if i'm right.
It was described as a dayak sword but it’s not a mandau.

The blade seems laminated,
Will it match with olds models ... 1800 ??

I will post other/better pics when I get it.

[Sajen]

Nice sword! The blade tip is unusual for a latok! See the pic. taken from Amuk Murugul.

Regards,
Detlef

[Rick]

Has anyone tried cutting with one of these swords in the style that Xasterix uses?
On first look they seem like they would be unwiedly to use as a combat weapon, especially if used single handed.

[Ian]

It would be helpful to see a picture of the whole sword, but the evidence so far suggests this is a parang latok. Van Zonneveld says that the hilts on these are almost always wooden, but I have an example that has a bone hilt too. Fran, yours is only the second one I have seen with a bone hilt, and the hilt mounted in this fashion.

Regards,
Ian.

P.S. I found a thread where my example was discussed on the forum previously. There is some mention of a similar weapon used by the Land Dyaks called a buko. Also discussed inn that thread were soe characteristics that help distinguish between a parang latok (Sea Dyak) from buko (Land Dyak). Hope this is helpful to thinking about the sword posted above.

[francantolin]

Thank you all for your comments !!

I receive it and think proudly I did quickly a good job
the blade was rusty and dirty, so I began to ckean it
with vinegar , cola and 1000 sand paper,
The problem and quality I have :when I begin , I can’t stop...
the blade shows now a really nice lamination.
.
There are small holes at the basis of the hilt,
I think there were haïr attached ??

For the efficience of the blade,
It is really thick at basis and really thin and sharp at tge end.
For strike, I would grab it too with the first part of the iron hilt,
This way it feels really ́’ confortable ́’ as a big machete.
That’s the way they used it ,
handle it with both hands.

[francantolin]

And these more
I forgot the size ; total length without scabbard 65cm/ 25,6 inches

Kind regards

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by francantolin

Thank you all for your comments !!

I receive it and think proudly I did quickly a good job
the blade was rusty and dirty, so I began to ckean it
with vinegar , cola and 1000 sand paper,
The problem and quality I have :when I begin , I can’t stop...
the blade shows now a really nice lamination.
.
There are small holes at the basis of the hilt,
I think there were haïr attached ??

For the efficience of the blade,
It is really thick at basis and really thin and sharp at tge end.
For strike, I would grab it too with the first part of the iron hilt,
This way it feels really ́’ confortable ́’ as a big machete.
That’s the way they used it ,
handle it with both hands.

Very nice sword!

[RobT]

Hi All,

This is making my eyes go crazy. I have and example with the same type of tip but the cutting edge on mine is on the curved side and the spine is straight (with a 7.25” [18.415cm] false edge).

Sincerely,
RobT

[francantolin]

Hello Rob,

As for a yataghan blade ?

What seems strange is the handle who don’t seems to match with an ́’efficient’́ use
Maybe was it reassembled upside down ?

Or isn’t it sharp on both sides ?