Pakayun | |
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![]() A late 19th century pakayun sword. | |
Type | Sabre sword |
Place of origin | Borneo (Brunei; North Kalimantan, Indonesia; Sabah, Malaysia) |
Service history | |
Used by | Dayak people (Murut people), Orang Ulu (Lun Bawang) |
Specifications | |
Length | approximately 80–90 cm (31–35 in) blade |
Blade type | Single edge |
Hilt type | Wood with brass ferrule |
Scabbard/sheath | Wood |
The pakayun, as it is called among Malay-speaking Muruts, or parapat in the Murut language, [1] or pelepet or felepet to the Lun Bawang / Lundayeh people, [2] is a sword characteristic of the Murut people of Borneo. [3]
The pakayun is a sabre sword with a light curved blade and a curious forked pommel. [4] The blade is of almost uniform diameter throughout, with its back shorter than the edge, so that there is a short slope at the tip of the blade. [5]