Seadajak Parang with rare scabbard

[asomotif]

very old Iban style I have seen it but can't remember where
the picture is .

Ben, I found the picture.
Not of the handle, but a picture of the blade and scabbard with another handle...
I really wonder where the handle is from.
Is the handle Iban ?
Is the blade Iban ?
Are they both Iban and... when where they joined together ?
Do the metal bands on the scabbard make it Iban ?
And if so, why where they only recently added ?
Is the shell any indication ?
or just recently added. etc ect

Considering this iban parang was assembled as a composite in the 21st century, is it worth considering the origin / style or age when it is in fact no longer an original combination of blade and handle at all.

A Puzzling Iban parang indeed.

But I have an new one coming up

maybe better to bring up your next one

[Dajak]

Yes Willem they look the same very much this I get from an collector that I am sure he does not buy at oriental arms .

It must be (if they are the same) before he get it he has it several years at his wall that I now off.

It is coming from an collector from Rotterdam .

Metal bands does not look like an replace.

I like to see an close pic off the carving to be sure if it is the same .




Ben

[asomotif]

Hello Ben,

close pic off the carving

Close up pics are in the archive at Oriental arms website.
You can check, it is 100% sure same blade / same scabbard.
They are pretty far back, in 2003 somewhere just before I bought the following mandau from you via ebay.
Notice the hilt ?

[Dajak]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hello Ben,



Close up pics are in the archive at Oriental arms website.
You can check, it is 100% sure same blade / same scabbard.
They are pretty far back, in 2003 somewhere just before I bought the following mandau from you via ebay.
Notice the hilt ?

Nice to see that somebody take the hilt off put an very nice one on it (that I did not see that it belong together it fits perfect even the metal bands) I must say it is an very good restauration .

But anyway I like this one very much .

Better than the hair shield you have that one that is complete distroyed with red and black paint.

I like to thank you for let me know this I have to be more looking at the stuf that I can buy .

Maybe we can see more about the mandau and scabbard so I might trace back where it did come from . ( If that was mine and put it in an new thread this one goes about seadajak/jimpul )

Because when I start to collect mandau it was something like 2002/2003 have an old pic from my collection from that time and can't remember the one you showing.

Ben

[Dajak]

This is an another Iban mandau can we call this an Jimpull afther Shellfords publication ??

Or just call it seadajak parang/mandau

This one did belong to Coppens .

Ben