The Padri Gun by Westenenk
Translation from the 1908 Dutch language article by Louis Constant Westenenk.
Asian arms in Dutch master paintings
Dutch masters' fascination with exotic Asian wares shown in a series of paintings.
So-op
Dayak word for their sword hilt.
Thai gilded silver niello sword
Straight gold inlaid blade and silver-gilt niello mounts.
Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set
An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board
SE Asian dha with "Musashi tsuba"
In excavated condition, with copper alloy hilt.
Unusual Vietnamese trường đao
With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.
A Tonkinese saber
Northern Vietnam, 19th century
Thai wooden shield
Made of lacquered wood, it depicts a Chinese-style tiger.
Solo court keris
With raised gold overlay and gilt-enamel
Old Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
17th century Vietnamese lance
With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".
17th century Javanese tombak
With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
Japanese inspired Asian sword
Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees who settled along the coast.
Ntugalu
Kachin name for a long straight sword.
Very good Mindan dha
With silver overlay on iron even continued on its hilt.
Mindan Ramayana dha
Fine Mindan dha with a scene from the Ramayana on its blade.
Silver mounted dha
With entirely silver covered hilt and silver mounts on scabbard.
Mindan dha
Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
Burmese dha with interesting blade
With inscriptions on blade, unusual grooves, and brass inlaid copper mounts.
Mainsa dha
Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.
Plain dha with baldric
Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.
A plain dha
Of a type likely produced by the Shan people and traded widely in the region.
Pamor
Indonesian word for pattern on a steel blade. Also the name of the nickel often used for a contrasting effect.
Bali straight keris
With fine flaming pamor blade and notched "cekah redut" hilt.
Balinese keris blade finishing
The Balinese keris is known for its smooth finish with starkly contrasting black iron and silver pamor. This article gives an eye witness account of how this was achieved.
Bali buntel mayat keris
Bali keris with fine slanted wrapped pamor, considered to be one of the most powerful pamor.
One of my favorite items...
... and it is not even a weapon!
European sword blade keris
In the style of a Malay keris panjang.
Vietnamese wooden shield
Rare type of rectangular wooden shield from Vietnam.
Vietnamese shortsword
A short version of the Vietnamese kiếm sword with a finely carved horn hilt.
Very fine Mindan dha
Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
Dha with story of Maung Tin
Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.
Parang latok
A peculiar land Dayak sword with a sharp bend in the blade.
Parang latok
A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.
Silver hilted keris coteng
A textbook example of this rare and early type of keris.
Waitsum
Language: Khasi
Source: In common use
Cambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
Chinese demon head saber
Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hilt
Southeast Asian sword club
This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.
Allūbung
Ifugao word for a woven rattan covering on handles and shafts.
Hālung
Ifugao word for a rolled up tang hilt
Hinālung
Ifugao word for a double-edged knife or shortsword with a socket hilt.
Batad Ifugao hinālung
Rare double-edged shortsword of the Ifugao of northern Luzon.
Lasara
Nias word for the monster head that the people of Nias carved.
Group of arms from Tonkin
Probably from the French Tonkin campaign of the 1880s.
Khmer dagger
A rare thousand-year-old dagger from the Khmer empire.
Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok
The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard
It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.