A strange sword on eBay

VANDOO · 5th February 2008, 11:05 PM

I HAVE SEEN MANY VARIATIONS OF THESE KINDS OF PARANGS ATTRIBUTED TO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, MALAYSIA,INDONESIA,CEYLON,AND THAILAND.
I HAVE NO WAY TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MALAYSIA AS MY FIRST CHOICE. THE FORM IS NOT THE TRADITIONAL KASTANE BUT IT STILL COULD HAVE BEEN MADE THERE WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW IF THE SELLER HAS PROVENANCE OR WAS JUST GUESSING.

I WILL TRY AND ADD SOME PICTURES OF THE TRADITIONAL FORM OF KSATANE.

5th February 2008, 11:05 PM	#8
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE SEEN MANY VARIATIONS OF THESE KINDS OF PARANGS ATTRIBUTED TO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, MALAYSIA,INDONESIA,CEYLON,AND THAILAND. I HAVE NO WAY TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MALAYSIA AS MY FIRST CHOICE. THE FORM IS NOT THE TRADITIONAL KASTANE BUT IT STILL COULD HAVE BEEN MADE THERE WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW IF THE SELLER HAS PROVENANCE OR WAS JUST GUESSING. I WILL TRY AND ADD SOME PICTURES OF THE TRADITIONAL FORM OF KSATANE. Attached Images