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Old 24th January 2009, 08:06 PM   #1
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Hi all here is the third mandau that I was able to include in my collection and I think that finally I have one of those Ben call REAL mandau, at least the sword seems an old one with nice carvings on handle and deep yellow patina. The scabbard seems, instead, more recent as the piso raout but both still nice. The carvings on the scabbard seem to be not finished and maybe recent. Can you tell me the origin (modang???)? All comments are really welcome
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Old 24th January 2009, 08:08 PM   #2
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Old 24th January 2009, 08:48 PM   #3
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Nice mandau.
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Old 24th January 2009, 08:52 PM   #4
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Hi Flavio nice mandau scabbard newer but nice carving style .

If you hold the mandau in your hands straigth before you what you notice
if you look at the blade end .

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Old 24th January 2009, 09:43 PM   #5
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Hi Ben, if you allude at the concavity of the blade, well it's clearly present... but if you mean something else, tomorrow I will take a look...
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Nice Mandau.
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Old 25th January 2009, 06:58 AM   #7
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Hi Ben, if you allude at the concavity of the blade, well it's clearly present... but if you mean something else, tomorrow I will take a look...
I mean something else ,

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Old 25th January 2009, 07:37 AM   #8
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Nice "REAL" Kayan mandau, congratulations.
Does the hilt have a face?

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Old 25th January 2009, 10:37 AM   #9
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Ben, looking at the sword in the position you suggest me, I notice that the blade is not straight, but it's a bit bend toward the right. This bend starts circa at the middle, 3/4 of the length of the blade. See the picture

Thank you Michael Really I don't understand very well if all the pommel is a face but there are many small faces on it
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Old 25th January 2009, 11:49 AM   #10
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Can you tell me the origin (modang???)? All comments are really welcome
Hi Flavio,

As far as I know, they call mandaus with these kind of hilts (with this shape) "modang" mandaus, because they were find in the "modang" area of Borneo.

Maybe you can put the last picture in the "dayak parang face gallery" thread of Michael, Cause I see clearly a face.
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Old 25th January 2009, 11:52 AM   #11
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Hi Maurice!!! Finally I can call this mandau "MY" thank you dear friend
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Old 25th January 2009, 03:23 PM   #12
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Ben, looking at the sword in the position you suggest me, I notice that the blade is not straight, but it's a bit bend toward the right. This bend starts circa at the middle, 3/4 of the length of the blade. See the picture

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Yes most mandau's (parang Ilangs) have this not many people notice it .

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Old 25th January 2009, 03:25 PM   #13
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Hi Flavio,

As far as I know, they call mandaus with these kind of hilts (with this shape) "modang" mandaus, because they were find in the "modang" area of Borneo.

Maybe you can put the last picture in the "dayak parang face gallery" thread of Michael, Cause I see clearly a face.

Hi I think it is Kayan too not Modang.


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