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Old 10th June 2014, 12:52 PM   #1
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Default Identification possible Parang or something else?

Originally posted over at the bladeforums in this thread http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...dentificiation

I Purchased this a couple of weeks ago at a flee market; the seller told me it came from France and used to have an "ivory" or "ivory" like handle which had crumbled off.

All i have are pictures and although to me it looks old, it could be a fake especially since the shape is odd to me.

The guys over at bladeforums suggested that it could be a parang and this was the best place to research it.


I've attached a couple off pictures but i have a lot more, the link to the complete album is here https://picasaweb.google.com/1040976...Kry_4CFoMeDPA#

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Old 10th June 2014, 10:14 PM   #2
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I think it may be African, just a guess............................jimmy
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Old 11th June 2014, 01:05 AM   #3
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It looks a bit short for a sword; perhaps a Butcher's knife ?
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Old 11th June 2014, 04:27 AM   #4
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It looks old, hand forged and heavy. It has a hole in the end to hand up when done ; could it be a flensing knife for removing whale blubber or the meat ?
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Old 11th June 2014, 05:53 AM   #5
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It doesn't look like any of the parangs that I have seen up to this point, but who knows what might show up tomorrow. I wonder if this might have once been mounted as a polearm?

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Old 11th June 2014, 12:34 PM   #6
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This chopper reminds me in form to Chinese, Vietnamese and other SE Asian countries and it seems well made. It has a beveled edge with a hollow grind, however, the tang construction is different than what you would expect on a Chinese example. Still, I would lean in this direction based on what I can see in the pictures.
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Old 11th June 2014, 06:53 PM   #7
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This chopper reminds me in form to Chinese, Vietnamese and other SE Asian countries and it seems well made. It has a beveled edge with a hollow grind, however, the tang construction is different than what you would expect on a Chinese example. Still, I would lean in this direction based on what I can see in the pictures.
My thoughts exactly... I would think mainland SE Asia, similar to Chinese polearm in blade-shape but not all of its geometry and definitely not tang.
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Old 12th June 2014, 03:17 PM   #8
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My thoughts exactly... I would think mainland SE Asia, similar to Chinese polearm in blade-shape but not all of its geometry and definitely not tang.
i thought polearm to at first, but what about the tang? all the polearms i have seen have had the "wrap around" type.

And also the person i bought it from claimed it used to have an "ivory" handle...
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Old 12th June 2014, 08:43 PM   #9
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How heavy is this?

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Old 12th June 2014, 08:50 PM   #10
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It doesn't look like any of the parangs that I have seen up to this point, but who knows what might show up tomorrow. I wonder if this might have once been mounted as a polearm?

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The tang looks like the handle had been peened pommel. Probably not a pole arm.

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Old 17th June 2014, 12:33 PM   #11
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How heavy is this?

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i will measure its weight when i get home, stay tuned!
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Old 23rd June 2014, 03:18 PM   #12
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Vietnamese is a good guess, especially if it had an ivory or bone handle. With just the blade to go on, many regions with a Chinese influence are possible.

I have two short choppers that are somewhat similar, one from China and one from Vietnam, but neither is an exact match.
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