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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.
17th century Javanese spearhead

17th century Javanese tombak

With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
Vietnamese dha logo

Vietnamese dha in early style

Wih fine embossed silver mounts and an unusual blade with spiked tip.
Old mandau with laminated blade logo

Old mandau with laminated blade

The unusual blade is paired with a unique, probably also very early, hilt.
South Kalimantan parang logo

South Kalimantan parang

Of typical South Borneo workmanship, but formed like a mandau from Kutai.
Very old mandau

Very old mandau with stars

With exceptional, well crafted and heavy blade.
Sumatran sword with gold covered hilt

Sumatran sword with gold covered hilt

A fine example, probably meant for Palembang royalty.
Nyamba hilt with seal logo

Nyamba keris hilt with seal

Rare old keris handle made into a European wax seal.
Unusual Indonesian carved grip logo

Unusual Indonesian carved grip

Made of carved wood with metal inlays for eyes and mouth.
Batak bullet holder logo

Batak bullet holder

Carved of amber-colored horn, with an ancestral face with metal inlays.
Dayak bamboo container logo

Dayak bamboo container

Carved with typically Dayak aso motifs.
Burmese scroll holder logo

Burmese silver manuscript holder

For holding and protecting important documents.
Burmese silver lime box logo

Burmese silver lime container

Finely worked in repousse with ten figures on container and lid.
Mandailing sword logo

Mandailing sword

A very rare sword of a type that may be attributable to the Mandailing people of West Sumatra.
Padang highlands sword

Padang highlands sword

A rare type of Sumatran sword, often attributed to the Padang Highlands
Rare Sumatran sword logo

A rare Sumatran sword

With a blade often associated with the Mandailing of Sumatra.
Rencong dagger from Aceh logo

Rencong from Aceh

A good example of this peculiar style of Sumatran dagger.
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.
Rare set of Vietnamese pellet bows and string board logo

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.
Unusual Vietnamese truong dao logo

Unusual Vietnamese trường đao

With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.
Northern Vietnamese saber logo

A Tonkinese saber

Northern Vietnam, 19th century
Southeast Asian shield logo

Thai wooden shield

Made of lacquered wood, it depicts a Chinese-style tiger.
Colonial revolving matchlock with Vietnamese decoration logo

Colonial revolving matchlock gun

With five chamber canister. The whole in silver gilt overlay with Vietnamese decorative elements.
Solo court keris

Solo court keris

With raised gold overlay and gilt-enamel
Balinese Hanuman keris holder logo

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".
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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.
Mindan Yama zatdaw dha logo

Mindan Ramayana dha

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

Silver mounted dha

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

Mindan dha

Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.
Heavy dha logo

Heavy dha

The thick and heavy blade is marked with a script that has yet to be identified.
Burmese dha logo

Burmese dha with interesting blade

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

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.
Balinese buntel mayat keris logo

Bali buntel mayat keris

Bali keris with fine slanted wrapped pamor, considered to be one of the most powerful pamor.
Vietnamese ruler logo

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.
Vietnamese rectangular wooden shield logo

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.
Very fine Mindan dha logo

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.