Pics of Moro, Sulu's Sultan n Tagalog blades

carlos · 26th October 2012, 10:48 PM

Thanks for pictures !! I think sword of the middle is from Borneo, a unusual type of parang nabur.
Thanks again
carlos

Indianajones · 27th October 2012, 11:11 AM

Carlos, OEH n-i-c-e!!
Wel actually the text under says this particular sword was presented by 'his excellency' (Sultan of Sulu) to the author.
Yours is even nicer! I believe the actual Sulu islands are not much (land than!), so I reckon the chance would be very large that your sword would also have belonged to this Sultan/his family/other sultan?
Or . . . .the sultan has got it from Borneo; something to research.
Your 'tabak' (with the hand-le

) is also an extraordinary nice one!

David · 27th October 2012, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Indianajones

Or . . . .the sultan has got it from Borneo; something to research.

This seems more likely to me. Just because the sword was "presented by his excellency to the author" does not mean that the sword originated within the region. I also have to wonder why the Sultan would give the author his dress sword. What the author was told at the time might not quite be the reality of the situation.

26th October 2012, 10:48 PM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 755	Thanks for pictures !! I think sword of the middle is from Borneo, a unusual type of parang nabur. Thanks again carlos Attached Images

27th October 2012, 11:11 AM	#2
Indianajones Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 180	Carlos, OEH n-i-c-e!! Wel actually the text under says this particular sword was presented by 'his excellency' (Sultan of Sulu) to the author. Yours is even nicer! I believe the actual Sulu islands are not much (land than!), so I reckon the chance would be very large that your sword would also have belonged to this Sultan/his family/other sultan? Or . . . .the sultan has got it from Borneo; something to research. Your 'tabak' (with the hand-le ) is also an extraordinary nice one!