British Machete???

[Scrim]

Always on the look out for a good machete I stumbled across something Ive never seen before.
Supposed British "Special Forces" machete.
Ive only ever seen the "tree beater" with the wooden handle before.
Anyone seen this before? Is it new, or BS, or I just been asleep!??

http://www.actiongear.com/cgi-bin/tame.exe/agcatalog/level4s.tam?xax=17456&M5COPY%2Ectx=26987&M5%2Ectx=26987&M2%5FDESC%2Ectx=Camp%20Tools%20%2D%20Machetes%2C%20Hatchets%2C%20Shovels&level3%2Ectx=results%2Etam&query%2Ectx=golock&backto=%2Fagcatalog%2Fresults%2Etam

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/580_1093970885_bac91.jpg

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/580_1093970920_bac91_sheath.jpg

[Initiative]

I like Cold Steel's kukri machete.
http://www.outdoor-w.com/outdoor-w/images/items/97KMS.jpg

[taiaha]

Always on the look out for a good machete I stumbled across something Ive never seen before.
Supposed British "Special Forces" machete.
Ive only ever seen the "tree beater" with the wooden handle before.


That's just a Malayan parang with a different handle.

[4_tune]

i don't think malayan parang / machette looks like that. malayan parang are longer, just like this
http://www.valiantco.com/borneo/ParangNaburDam.JPG

[Rantanplan]

http://www.justtools.com.au/images/gt250.jpg

[taiaha]

i don't think malayan parang / machette looks like that. malayan parang are longer, just like this
http://www.valiantco.com/borneo/ParangNaburDam.JPG

That's a headhunting sword 4 tune, "Nabur'. The one I'm talking about is the general purpose parang used by peoples in Southeast Asia.

[Royal]

BS

[oldsoak]

I've only seen the one patttern in the stores - bog standard golok. Dont know of any SF oinly patterns.

[taiaha]

"Golok" is the term used in Malaya/Peninsular Malaysia, while "Parang" is more commonly used from where I'm from, Malaysian Borneo. Differences in dialects to describe the same thing!

[oldsoak]

"Golok" is the term used in Malaya/Peninsular Malaysia, while "Parang" is more commonly used from where I'm from, Malaysian Borneo. Differences in dialects to describe the same thing!

U from Sarawak or Sabah ?

[moughoun]

Always on the look out for a good machete I stumbled across something Ive never seen before.
Supposed British "Special Forces" machete.
Ive only ever seen the "tree beater" with the wooden handle before.


That's just a Malayan parang with a different handle.

I was thinking it was a parang too, btw they just stick the word Special forces in front of stuff like that to sell it, SF use any piece of equipment they like, no company has exclusive right's to that sort of thing, it's bs

[taiaha]

U from Sarawak or Sabah ?

Sarawak.

[martinexsquaddie]

apprantly anyone who could brought a parang over the issue gollock
did'nt go near the jungle so would'nt know but whatched a mate once berate a hippy who was trying to save the rain forest rofl