Another strange, non-textbook, parang

VVV · 18th December 2005, 11:45 AM

Thanks John,

Great pics!
Maybe our parangs are older versions of those blades but from the same area? But our scabbards have rattan bindings instead of glue as is used nowadays.
Have you seen older blades from Sabah?
What disappointed me a bit, as a collector, when visiting the market is that all the blades were newly made.
Is there any museum in KK, Sandakan or elsewhere in Sabah where they have old blades?

Michael

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18th December 2005, 11:45 AM	#12
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Thanks John, Great pics! Maybe our parangs are older versions of those blades but from the same area? But our scabbards have rattan bindings instead of glue as is used nowadays. Have you seen older blades from Sabah? What disappointed me a bit, as a collector, when visiting the market is that all the blades were newly made. Is there any museum in KK, Sandakan or elsewhere in Sabah where they have old blades? Michael