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VANDOO · 24th June 2008, 04:43 AM

3 VERY NICE SWORDS

I WILL HAZZARD A GUESS THEY ARE FROM BORNEO. THE FIRST ONE HAS A HANDLE DESIGN I HAVE SEEN ON SADAP A VARIATION OF THE PRANG LATOK, THE BLADE HOWEVER IS NOT IN THE NORMAL LATOK FORM.
THE SECOND ONE WAS DISCUSSED ON THE FORUM A WHILE BACK BUT I AM NOT SURE IF WE EVER DECIDED WHAT TO CALL IT BUT IT IS A DEFINITE TYPE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNED BY MEMBERS HERE. I WOULD LOOSLY CLASSIFY IT AS A FORM OF PARANG NYABOR.

THE THIRD ONE APPEARS TO HAVE A BLADE CUT DOWN FROM A MACHETE WITH A HANDLE ALSO RESEMBELING THE NYABOR SHAPE.
THATS THE BEST I CAN DO BUT THERE ARE THOSE ON THE FORUM WITH MUCH MORE KNOWLEGE IN THE FIELD, PERHAPS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CORRECT ANY MISTAKES I MAY HAVE MADE AND PIN IT DOWN BETTER FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK

24th June 2008, 04:43 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	3 VERY NICE SWORDS I WILL HAZZARD A GUESS THEY ARE FROM BORNEO. THE FIRST ONE HAS A HANDLE DESIGN I HAVE SEEN ON SADAP A VARIATION OF THE PRANG LATOK, THE BLADE HOWEVER IS NOT IN THE NORMAL LATOK FORM. THE SECOND ONE WAS DISCUSSED ON THE FORUM A WHILE BACK BUT I AM NOT SURE IF WE EVER DECIDED WHAT TO CALL IT BUT IT IS A DEFINITE TYPE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNED BY MEMBERS HERE. I WOULD LOOSLY CLASSIFY IT AS A FORM OF PARANG NYABOR. THE THIRD ONE APPEARS TO HAVE A BLADE CUT DOWN FROM A MACHETE WITH A HANDLE ALSO RESEMBELING THE NYABOR SHAPE. THATS THE BEST I CAN DO BUT THERE ARE THOSE ON THE FORUM WITH MUCH MORE KNOWLEGE IN THE FIELD, PERHAPS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CORRECT ANY MISTAKES I MAY HAVE MADE AND PIN IT DOWN BETTER FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK