Jimpul

{{Italic title}} {{Infobox weapon |name= Jimpul | image= COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Krom zwaard met gevest van hertshoorn en schede TMnr 643-5.jpg | image_size = 350 |caption= A Parang Jimpul, pre-1930. |origin= [[Borneo]] ([[Sarawak|Sarawak, Malaysia]], [[West Kalimantan]] and [[Central Kalimantan]], [[Indonesia]]) |type= Chopper, Machete  |is_bladed= Yes  |service= |used_by= [[Dayak people]] ([[Iban people|Iban / Sea Dayak]]), [[Kenyah people]] |wars=  |designer= |design_date= |manufacturer= |unit_cost= |production_date= |number= |variants=  |spec_label= |weight= |length= approximately {{convert|60-75|cm|abbr=on}} |part_length= |width= |height= |diameter= |crew=  |blade_type= Single edge, flat grind |hilt_type= Antler/deer horn, wood |sheath_type= Wood |head_type= |haft_type= }}

'''Jimpul''' (other names also include '''Jumbul''', '''Mandau Pasir''', '''Parang Djimpul''', '''Parang Jimpul''') is a traditional weapon of the [[Iban people|Sea Dayak]] and [[Kenyah people]] from [[Borneo]]. It is often thought that the Parang Jimpul may be considered as a hybrid between the [[Mandau (knife)|Mandau]] and [[Langgai Tinggang]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig|title=Jahrbuch, Band 26|year=1969|publisher=Akademie Verlag}}</ref> The Parang Jimpul is an intermediary form between the [[Mandau (knife)|Mandau]] and the [[Langgai Tinggang]] dating from c. 1870-c. 1885.<ref>{{cite book|author=Sarawak Museum|title=Sarawak Museum Journal, Volume 4, Issues 12-15|year=1937|publisher=Cornell University}}</ref>

== Description == The blade of the Parang Jimpul has flat sides and is distinctly curved. Widening towards the point, it ends in a slanting angle or drop point. The edge is longer than the spine. The blade may have two or three grooves, running at short distance from the back, as well as hooks and protrusions ({{lang|und|krowit}}) near the hilt on the sharp edge. Chased figures can be found on both sides near the hilt. The hilt and scabbard are made in the same way as those of the [[Mandau (knife)|Mandau]]. Just as the shape of the blade is, the scabbard is also curved.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The blade of the Parang Jimpul is very identical to the Parang Lading and Parang Panyang.

== See also == {{Portal|Indonesia|Malaysia}}

* [[Langgai Tinggang]] * [[Mandau (knife)|Mandau]] * [[Niabor]] * [[Pisau raut]]

== References == {{reflist}}

[[Category:Edged and bladed weapons]] [[Category:Machetes]] [[Category:Weapons of Indonesia]] [[Category:Weapons of Malaysia]] [[Category:Indigenous weapons of Borneo]]