An old dayak ? Parang latok

[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.
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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.