LIttle panabas

ericlaude · 28th February 2009, 07:40 PM

hello,
I have a little Panabas (18'), It is in my family since 1920.
If someone can tell me more about it . Thanks

Lew · 28th February 2009, 11:42 PM

Does not look like a panabas to me maybe Burmese or Thai?

Lew

Robert · 1st March 2009, 05:43 PM

Hello Eric, Very interesting looking piece. Could you post a clearer picture of the metal ferrel on the handle and does the wooden part look like it has ever been shortened ?

Robert

ericlaude · 1st March 2009, 08:11 PM

I send you new pictures and the wooden part don't seems been shortened.

CharlesS · 2nd March 2009, 12:43 AM

I agree with Lew and do not think this is a panabas, but perhaps Burmese(my guess) or Thai.

Battara · 2nd March 2009, 03:03 AM

The metal work is not Moro nor Filipino.

PUFF · 21st May 2010, 04:31 AM

Not a regular Thai style. The cut-off blade style is mostly used in Thailand as an Agri tool, rarely decorated.

Here 's a "catalog" in one of folk shop.

The long version of ferrule is the fitting used in lower northern Thailand (SuKhoThai province).

I am not sure if the knife is Thai but it 's possible to be Thai.

klewang · 21st May 2010, 06:01 PM

Don’t know about the hilt but the blade reminds me of a south Sumatran klewang.
If you have the van Zonneveld check page 70, ill. 265 and 267 for an example.

Regards

28th February 2009, 07:40 PM	#1
ericlaude Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 187	LIttle panabas hello, I have a little Panabas (18'), It is in my family since 1920. If someone can tell me more about it . Thanks Attached Images Last edited by ericlaude; 1st March 2009 at 05:21 PM.

1st March 2009, 08:11 PM	#4
ericlaude Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 187	New pictures I send you new pictures and the wooden part don't seems been shortened. Attached Images Last edited by ericlaude; 1st March 2009 at 08:24 PM.

28th February 2009, 11:42 PM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Does not look like a panabas to me maybe Burmese or Thai? Lew

1st March 2009, 05:43 PM	#3
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hello Eric, Very interesting looking piece. Could you post a clearer picture of the metal ferrel on the handle and does the wooden part look like it has ever been shortened ? Robert

2nd March 2009, 12:43 AM	#5
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,855	I agree with Lew and do not think this is a panabas, but perhaps Burmese(my guess) or Thai.

2nd March 2009, 03:03 AM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	The metal work is not Moro nor Filipino.

21st May 2010, 04:31 AM	#7
PUFF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 30 miles north of Bangkok, 20 miles south of Ayuthaya, Thailand Posts: 224	Not a regular Thai style. The cut-off blade style is mostly used in Thailand as an Agri tool, rarely decorated. Here 's a "catalog" in one of folk shop. The long version of ferrule is the fitting used in lower northern Thailand (SuKhoThai province). I am not sure if the knife is Thai but it 's possible to be Thai.

21st May 2010, 06:01 PM	#8
klewang Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 23	Don’t know about the hilt but the blade reminds me of a south Sumatran klewang. If you have the van Zonneveld check page 70, ill. 265 and 267 for an example. Regards