Dayak swords a quick question from a novice

Dajak · 11th January 2007, 05:00 PM

There are some perfect blade s welmade

There are even laminated blade s made Latok s very wel made VVV has a nice laminated one pakayun s very wel forged Jimpul s and parang Ihlang parang sangkit these have mostly very
Blade s .

I talk here about the old stuff not the newly you see today for sale (the price for the nice forged ones starts easely at 1500.00 till 15,000.00
euro s and sometimes more just to give an indication)

So high quality stuff that s not often on the market and at least mostly before before 1900..

I will put some pics later

Michael can you post your nice Latok here to see it has one off the best blade quality that I know and from an very good collection

Regards Ben

VVV · 11th January 2007, 08:34 PM

Ben,

In my files I only have an old picture I took when I bought it and unfortunately no close up of the blade.
Look forward to see some of your examples.

Michael

Valjhun · 11th January 2007, 09:05 PM

I cannot figure why are they so bloody expensive...

I have just one parang ihlang in my collection and it has an old quality blade. I think that it was made before 1900 and I've bought it from a wife of an old deceased collector for a bargain price, together with its piso podang. Sadly no scabbard included.

Is that one of those very sought after pieces or not?

fenlander · 12th January 2007, 12:14 PM

Hi

Thanks for the information.
I am posting because my dad has a Dayak sword. It was bought in Brunei in 1968 (he was military). My comments above was basically what he said about Dayak swords.
I am trying to get a picture of it from him. It has a scabbard etc. There is also a dayak hat with lots of feathers in it that goes with the sword.

Dajak · 12th January 2007, 03:18 PM

Valjhun hope you can see the difference between yours and these

This is an parang Sangkit look at the blade A murut sword

Ben

Dajak · 12th January 2007, 03:26 PM

An Jimpul ex collection W. O. Oldman in his cataloque from 1913

Dajak · 12th January 2007, 03:29 PM

headmans Jimpul

11th January 2007, 08:34 PM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Ben, In my files I only have an old picture I took when I bought it and unfortunately no close up of the blade. Look forward to see some of your examples. Michael Attached Images

11th January 2007, 09:05 PM	#3
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	I cannot figure why are they so bloody expensive... I have just one parang ihlang in my collection and it has an old quality blade. I think that it was made before 1900 and I've bought it from a wife of an old deceased collector for a bargain price, together with its piso podang. Sadly no scabbard included. Is that one of those very sought after pieces or not? Attached Images

12th January 2007, 12:14 PM	#4
fenlander Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62	thanks Hi Thanks for the information. I am posting because my dad has a Dayak sword. It was bought in Brunei in 1968 (he was military). My comments above was basically what he said about Dayak swords. I am trying to get a picture of it from him. It has a scabbard etc. There is also a dayak hat with lots of feathers in it that goes with the sword.

12th January 2007, 03:18 PM	#5
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Valjhun hope you can see the difference between yours and these This is an parang Sangkit look at the blade A murut sword Ben Attached Images Last edited by Dajak; 12th January 2007 at 03:30 PM.

12th January 2007, 03:26 PM	#6
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	An Jimpul ex collection W. O. Oldman in his cataloque from 1913 Attached Images

11th January 2007, 05:00 PM	#1
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	There are some perfect blade s welmade There are even laminated blade s made Latok s very wel made VVV has a nice laminated one pakayun s very wel forged Jimpul s and parang Ihlang parang sangkit these have mostly very Blade s . I talk here about the old stuff not the newly you see today for sale (the price for the nice forged ones starts easely at 1500.00 till 15,000.00 euro s and sometimes more just to give an indication) So high quality stuff that s not often on the market and at least mostly before before 1900.. I will put some pics later Michael can you post your nice Latok here to see it has one off the best blade quality that I know and from an very good collection Regards Ben

12th January 2007, 03:29 PM	#7
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	headmans Jimpul Attached Images