Parang Latok Buko

milandro · 10th February 2023, 01:44 PM

I am learning a lot following up your posts

I found a source which quotes another reference book (I suppose none of this is set in stone)

"...differences between the Latok and the Buko according to Shelford:

LATOK BUKO
Hilt Transverse grooves Carved head
Blade length +/- 52cm +/- 45cm
Blade largest width +/- 5.5 cm +/- 4 cm....."

http://old.blades.free.fr/swords/dayak/par02_buko.htm

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2842798

SidJ · 10th February 2023, 10:29 PM

Thanks Milandro
This is extremely useful and valuable. I had not seen any examples of Buko before this! Parang Latok seems to dominate available images.

10th February 2023, 01:44 PM	#1
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 498	I am learning a lot following up your posts I found a source which quotes another reference book (I suppose none of this is set in stone) "...differences between the Latok and the Buko according to Shelford: LATOK BUKO Hilt Transverse grooves Carved head Blade length +/- 52cm +/- 45cm Blade largest width +/- 5.5 cm +/- 4 cm....." http://old.blades.free.fr/swords/dayak/par02_buko.htm https://www.jstor.org/stable/2842798

10th February 2023, 10:29 PM	#2
SidJ Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 233	Thanks Milandro This is extremely useful and valuable. I had not seen any examples of Buko before this! Parang Latok seems to dominate available images.