Golok sword

[BANDOOK]

Hello friends , am back after a year trust all are well , happy to see the familiar names and friends still active
Am posting pictures of my Golok sword , can someone tell me roughly how old is it . It’s quite simple one
Regards,
Bandook

[Sajen]

Hi Bandook,

Welcome back! My estimation is that it's from Borneo, mid. 20th century.

Regards,
Detlef

[David]

I find it interesting that the word "golok" is applied to so many different types of edged weapons. But usually they tend to be shorter an thicker chopping blades (more like a machete). The word itself seems to translate to "machete". This one seem very long and slender to be a golok. Why are blades like this also called golok? Is there some alternative name for this blade as well?

[Rafngard]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Welcome back! My estimation is that it's from Borneo, mid. 20th century.

Something like a parang pedang, or maybe a parang candong I think?

Thanks,
Leif

[Sajen]

I also wouldn't call it a golok. If we can call it as a parang pedang or as something different I can't say for sure but it's a working blade for sure. I have seen similar ones before. I just would call it parang.

[Rafngard]

Here are my three north Borneo Parangs.

I've been calling the bottom 2 "parang pedang" while I've been told that the top one should be called a "parang candong"

But I think "north Borneo Parang" is probably good enough.

Have fun,
Leif