Parang

Parang machetes generally have a distinctive curved shape in which both the spine and the edge of the blade is curved, much like a scimitar. They tend to be long and either slightly weighted or fairly evenly weighted, and usually have a thick blade.

Parang and Golok Machetes are very similar. Some people would say they are two different names for the same shape.

Uses: Good for cutting woody material without lodging in the material.

Alternative Names: crocodile golok, golok no 2, gokok kembar, golok mala, pedang batak, talibon, gununting, pinuti, parang bandol, burmese Dha, golok bengkulu, sable