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Old 6th January 2013, 04:38 PM   #1
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One of these days I'm going to have to stop buying things that I have no idea as to what they are. This is the latest item I have picked up. It was very cheap so I really have nothing to loose if it is just tourist junk. These are the only pictures I have of it and of right now I don't even have any dimensions. Any and all help on where this is from, its possible age and what it is called would be greatly appreciated.

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Old 6th January 2013, 04:47 PM   #2
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Interesting piece Robert,
The hilt reminds me of a lasara.
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Old 6th January 2013, 04:51 PM   #3
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Hi Robert,

looks very indonesian to my eyes.

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Old 6th January 2013, 05:02 PM   #4
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looks very indonesian to my eyes.

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I agree with you Detlef.
It reminds me of the Nias Lasara hilts so that general area I'd say.
Possibly Malay, some parang variant?

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Old 6th January 2013, 05:44 PM   #5
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I agree with you Detlef.
It reminds me of the Nias Lasara hilts so that general area I'd say.
Possibly Malay, some parang variant?
The carving at the scabbard mouth let me think more to Batak origin.

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Old 6th January 2013, 05:55 PM   #6
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The carving at the scabbard mouth let me think more to Batak origin.

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Could be buddy.
That general area I'd say. Sumartra/Indonesia/Malaysia.
I was just googling parang and coming up with some fairly close matches.
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