The Pandat (other names also include Kamping, Parang Pandat, Parang Pandit or Mandau Tangkitn) is the war sword of the Dayak people of northwest Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia) and is never used as a tool. On October 18, 2016, this weapon was featured in season 3 episode 9 of the American bladesmithing competition series Forged in Fire.[1]
The Pandat has a short, heavy, single-edged blade with an iron hilt.[2] It has no real handle, but a short cross-piece of iron or bone passes through the handle.[3] The sword is wielded with one or two hands and used primarily with downward strokes. Its blade and hilt are forged from one piece and the blade is bent, just before the hilt, at an angle of 25 degrees. The bend in the blade is located in the transitional part between the blade and the hilt. Both the back and the edge are straight and run apart, so that the blade's broadest part is at the point. The blade length is generally between 55 and 70 centimetres (22 and 28 in) and the handle is about 40 centimetres (16 in) long. The sheath is usually made of wood and decorated with traditional patterns. It may be decorated with feathers or tufts of hair or simply painted red.[4]
Use
It is thought that a downward cut would be highly inefficient and unbalanced, throwing a great strain upon the wrist. Pandats are well balanced for upward cuts, but this would perhaps not be a very effective form of attack.[5] The Pandat's typically bent blade is very similar to Parang Latok which, unlike the Pandat, is used as a tool.
pandat, other, names, also, include, kamping, parang, parang, pandit, mandau, tangkitn, sword, dayak, people, northwest, borneo, sarawak, malaysia, west, kalimantan, indonesia, never, used, tool, october, 2016, this, weapon, featured, season, episode, american. The Pandat other names also include Kamping Parang Pandat Parang Pandit or Mandau Tangkitn is the war sword of the Dayak people of northwest Borneo Sarawak Malaysia and West Kalimantan Indonesia and is never used as a tool On October 18 2016 this weapon was featured in season 3 episode 9 of the American bladesmithing competition series Forged in Fire 1 PandatA Pandat pre 1887 TypeChopper War SwordPlace of originBorneo Malaysia Sarawak Indonesia West Kalimantan Service historyUsed byDayak people Bidayuh Kanayatn Selako SpecificationsLength55 70 cmBlade typesingle edge flat grindHilt typeantler deer horn ironScabbard sheathwood Contents 1 Description 2 Use 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingDescription EditThe Pandat has a short heavy single edged blade with an iron hilt 2 It has no real handle but a short cross piece of iron or bone passes through the handle 3 The sword is wielded with one or two hands and used primarily with downward strokes Its blade and hilt are forged from one piece and the blade is bent just before the hilt at an angle of 25 degrees The bend in the blade is located in the transitional part between the blade and the hilt Both the back and the edge are straight and run apart so that the blade s broadest part is at the point The blade length is generally between 55 and 70 centimetres 22 and 28 in and the handle is about 40 centimetres 16 in long The sheath is usually made of wood and decorated with traditional patterns It may be decorated with feathers or tufts of hair or simply painted red 4 Use EditIt is thought that a downward cut would be highly inefficient and unbalanced throwing a great strain upon the wrist Pandats are well balanced for upward cuts but this would perhaps not be a very effective form of attack 5 The Pandat s typically bent blade is very similar to Parang Latok which unlike the Pandat is used as a tool See also Edit Indonesia portal Malaysia portalJimpul Langgai Tinggang Mandau NiaborReferences Edit Forged In Fire The Pandat IMDb Retrieved 2018 08 18 Nick Evangelista 1995 The Encyclopedia of the Sword Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 0 313 27896 2 Sarawak Museum 1937 Sarawak Museum Journal Volume 4 Issues 12 15 Cornell University Albert G Van Zonneveld 2002 Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land ISBN 90 5450 004 2 Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 1901 Journal Volume 31 University of California Further reading EditGeorge Cameron Stone Donald J LaRocca 1999 A Glossary of The Construction Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor In All Countries and In All Times Courier Dover Publications ISBN 978 0 486 40726 5 Evangelista Nick William M Gaugler 1995 The Encyclopedia of The Sword Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 313 27896 9 This article relating to swords is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Malaysian history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Indonesian history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pandat amp oldid 1100354133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
