Pakayun

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Pakayun
A late 19th century pakayun sword.
TypeSabre sword
Place of originBorneo (Brunei; North Kalimantan, Indonesia; Sabah, Malaysia)
Service history
Used byDayak people (Murut people), Orang Ulu (Lun Bawang)
Specifications
Lengthapproximately 80–90 cm (31–35 in) blade

Blade typeSingle edge
Hilt typeWood with brass ferrule
Scabbard/sheathWood

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]

A Pakayun sword in its scabbard.

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