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Borneoartifact item number: WE0875

A parang Mandau from the 1980s, scabbard and hilt are carved from wood, adorn with Lintah / Leech and Aso Eye. Blade is pitted with rust but does not alter its performance, it remains sharp and formidable, back of blade is decorated with a Naga. From Kalimantan.

Total: 66 cm / 26 inches
Blade only: 46 cm / 18.1 inches

Weight: 0.6 kg / 1.3 lb
After packing: 2 kg / 4.4 lb

"A parang is used primarily as a chopping tool or weapon. With a heavy blow, a parang can penetrate flesh or bone, while relatively little effect would be obtained by means of a cutting stroke."

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