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Padri gun westenenk

The Padri Gun by Westenenk

Translation from the 1908 Dutch language article by Louis Constant Westenenk.
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Asian arms in Dutch master paintings

Dutch masters' fascination with exotic Asian wares shown in a series of paintings.
So-op mandau hilt

So-op

Dayak word for their sword hilt.
Thai Niello sword

Thai gilded silver niello sword

Straight gold inlaid blade and silver-gilt niello mounts.
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Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set

An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board
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SE Asian dha with "Musashi tsuba"

In excavated condition, with copper alloy hilt.
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Unusual Vietnamese trường đao

With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.
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A Tonkinese saber

Northern Vietnam, 19th century
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Thai wooden shield

Made of lacquered wood, it depicts a Chinese-style tiger.
Solo court keris

Solo court keris

With raised gold overlay and gilt-enamel
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Old Hanuman keris holder

A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
17th century Vietnamese lance

17th century Vietnamese lance

With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".
17th century Javanese spearhead

17th century Javanese tombak

With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
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Japanese inspired Asian sword

Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees who settled along the coast.
Kachin Ntugalu sword

Ntugalu

Kachin name for a long straight sword.
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Very good Mindan dha

With silver overlay on iron even continued on its hilt.
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Mindan Ramayana dha

Fine Mindan dha with a scene from the Ramayana on its blade.
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Silver mounted dha

With entirely silver covered hilt and silver mounts on scabbard.
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Mindan dha

Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
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Burmese dha with interesting blade

With inscriptions on blade, unusual grooves, and brass inlaid copper mounts.
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Mainsa dha

Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.
Plain dha with baldric logo

Plain dha with baldric

Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.
A plain dha

A plain dha

Of a type likely produced by the Shan people and traded widely in the region.
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Pamor

Indonesian word for pattern on a steel blade. Also the name of the nickel often used for a contrasting effect.
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Bali straight keris

With fine flaming pamor blade and notched "cekah redut" hilt.
Balinese keris blade finish

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.
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Bali buntel mayat keris

Bali keris with fine slanted wrapped pamor, considered to be one of the most powerful pamor.
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One of my favorite items...

... and it is not even a weapon!

Keris panjang with European blade logo

European sword blade keris

In the style of a Malay keris panjang.
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Vietnamese wooden shield

Rare type of rectangular wooden shield from Vietnam.
Vietnamese short kiem logo

Vietnamese shortsword

A short version of the Vietnamese kiếm sword with a finely carved horn hilt.
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Very fine Mindan dha

Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
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Dha with story of Maung Tin

Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.
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Parang latok

A peculiar land Dayak sword with a sharp bend in the blade.
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Parang latok

A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.
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Silver hilted keris coteng

A textbook example of this rare and early type of keris.
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Waitsum

Language: Khasi
Source: In common use

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Cambodian long saber

Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
Chinese demon head saber

Chinese demon head saber

Based on a Chinese military saber blade, with unusual horn demon hilt
Southeast Asian sword club tip

Southeast Asian sword club

This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.
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Allūbung

Ifugao word for a woven rattan covering on handles and shafts.
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Hālung

Ifugao word for a rolled up tang hilt
Ifugao hinalung

Hinālung

Ifugao word for a double-edged knife or shortsword with a socket hilt.
Ifugao hinalung

Batad Ifugao hinālung

Rare double-edged shortsword of the Ifugao of northern Luzon.
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Lasara

Nias word for the monster head that the people of Nias carved.
Tonkin arms group

Group of arms from Tonkin

Probably from the French Tonkin campaign of the 1880s.
Khmer dagger

Khmer dagger

A rare thousand-year-old dagger from the Khmer empire.
Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok

Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok

The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
Fine Burmese silver repousse sword scabbard

Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard

It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
Nias zoomorphic pommel

Niòbawa lawölò

Nias word for zoomorphic sword hilts with an open mouth with fangs.