An old dayak ? Parang latok

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by francantolin

Thank you all for your comments !!

I receive it and think proudly I did quickly a good job
the blade was rusty and dirty, so I began to ckean it
with vinegar , cola and 1000 sand paper,
The problem and quality I have :when I begin , I can’t stop...
the blade shows now a really nice lamination.
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There are small holes at the basis of the hilt,
I think there were haïr attached ??

For the efficience of the blade,
It is really thick at basis and really thin and sharp at tge end.
For strike, I would grab it too with the first part of the iron hilt,
This way it feels really ́’ confortable ́’ as a big machete.
That’s the way they used it ,
handle it with both hands.

Very nice sword!

[RobT]

francantolin,

The hilt on mine is on correctly. The difference between your blade and mine is that the spine on yours curves down to meet the straight edge but on mine the edge curves up to meet the the straight spine. That’s why I said that looking at yours and mine was making my eyes go crazy. In the first photo you posted, the edge is facing toward the top of the picture. In the photo I posted, the edge is also facing toward the top of the picture. All the examples in this thread show the cutting edge on the convex side of the blade.
Really nice blade restoration by the way.

Sincerely,
RobT

[Maurice]

Hi,

It is a very nice latok from Brunei!
Nice thick laminated blade.

Here is my Brunei latok, same pommel as yours, and with 'typical' brass sleeve Brunei style.


Regards,
Maurice

[francantolin]

Thank’s a lot for fix the Brunei origin !!

Really nice collection 🙂👍