Pandat

The Pandat has a short, heavy, single-edged blade with an iron hilt.{{cite book|author=Nick Evangelista|title=The Encyclopedia of the Sword|year=1995|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=0-313-27896-2}} It has no real handle, but a short cross-piece of iron or bone passes through the handle.{{cite book|author=Sarawak Museum|title=Sarawak Museum Journal, Volume 4, Issues 12-15|year=1937|publisher=Cornell University}} A Tangkin (a term for the Pandat in Kendayan language) with a handle that resembles a cross is referred to as "female Tangkin" by the Kendayan people, while a "male Tangkin" has its handle wrapped in red cloth.{{cite book|author=Anthony S. Runtu & Herculanus Aten|title=Koleksi budaya masyarakat suku Daya Kendayan di Museum Negeri Kalimantan Barat|year=1991|publisher=Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Kantor Wilayah Propinsi Kalimantan Barat, Museum Negeri, Proyek Pembinaan Permuseuman Kalimantan Barat|oclc=66073754|page=8}}

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 {{convert|55|and|70|cm|in}} and the handle is about {{convert|40|cm|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.{{cite book|author=Albert G Van Zonneveld|title=Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago|year=2002|publisher=Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land|isbn=90-5450-004-2}}

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.{{cite book|author=Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland|title=Journal, Volume 31|year=1901|publisher=University of California}}

The Pandat's typically bent blade is very similar to Parang Latok which, unlike the Pandat, is used as a tool.

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• {{Cite book|last=George Cameron Stone|author-link=George Cameron Stone|author2=Donald J. LaRocca|year=1999|title=A Glossary of The Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: In All Countries and In All Times|publisher=Courier Dover Publications|isbn=978-0-486-40726-5}}
• {{Cite book|last=Evangelista|first=Nick|author2=William M. Gaugler|year=1995|title=The Encyclopedia of The Sword|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-27896-9}}

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