Malay parang ID please

Sajen · 22nd April 2020, 06:30 PM

Hello Ian,

So you can call it "Mit Deng" with it's Thai name or "kelewang" with it's Malay name. Is it yours? Both are very nice!

Regards,
Detlef

Ian · 22nd April 2020, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Ian,

So you can call it "Mit Deng" with it's Thai name or "kelewang" with it's Malay name. Is it yours? Both are very nice!

Regards,
Detlef

Thank you Detlef and please thank your friend also.

Yes, both of these are mine. I suspected the top one, which appears to be quite old, was from northern Malaysia or southern Thailand. It certainly has a Malay flavor. Thank you for providing these details.

Ian.

A. G. Maisey · 22nd April 2020, 09:35 PM

I have no personal knowledge of this object, however, if the overall profile is sufficient to permit classification, perhaps van Zonneveld's listing of "Ladieng" with six supporting references might be considered.

See page 79.

Rafngard · 22nd April 2020, 11:27 PM

Hello all,

Take it with a grain of salt, but one of the styles of Silat that I study (Silat Suffian Bela Diri, from Brunei, so ethnically Malay), uses a weapon with a near identical blade profile, and simply calls it a "parang."

Have fun,
Leif

Ian · 23rd April 2020, 12:24 AM

Thanks Alan. Yes, there is a resemblance to the ladieng. Appreciate the pointer to that one.

Thanks Leif. Yep it's a parang of some sort.

22nd April 2020, 06:30 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,214	Hello Ian, So you can call it "Mit Deng" with it's Thai name or "kelewang" with it's Malay name. Is it yours? Both are very nice! Regards, Detlef

22nd April 2020, 09:35 PM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	I have no personal knowledge of this object, however, if the overall profile is sufficient to permit classification, perhaps van Zonneveld's listing of "Ladieng" with six supporting references might be considered. See page 79.

22nd April 2020, 11:27 PM	#4
Rafngard Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Minneapolis,MN Posts: 350	Hello all, Take it with a grain of salt, but one of the styles of Silat that I study (Silat Suffian Bela Diri, from Brunei, so ethnically Malay), uses a weapon with a near identical blade profile, and simply calls it a "parang." Have fun, Leif

23rd April 2020, 12:24 AM	#5
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,399	Thanks Alan. Yes, there is a resemblance to the ladieng. Appreciate the pointer to that one. Thanks Leif. Yep it's a parang of some sort.