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Vietnamese dagger logo

Vietnamese knife

A simple early 20th-century fighting dagger with ribbed grip.
Acehnese rencong

Rencong

An Acehnese type of thrusting dagger.
Sumatran rencong dagger logo

An Acehnese rencong

A peculiar form of dagger found on the northern part of the island of Sumatra.
Negara logo

Negara

Village near Banjarmasin, Borneo. A notable center of arms production in the 19th century.
Kudi logo

Kudi

Indonesian word for a peculiar weapon/farming tool.
Blunderbuss logo

Kěmura

Acehnese word for blunderbuss.
Lila cannon logo

Lila / lilla

Indonesian word for a swivel cannon.
Indonesian Blunderbuss

An Indonesian blunderbuss

Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.
Kudi bares logo

Kudi bares

Indonesian word for a peculiar farming tool.
Kudi tranchang logo

A rare kudi trantang

A rare variation of one of the rarest forms of Indonesian arms.
Burmese hilted wakizashi in Indian scabbard logo

Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
Palembang sword with European blade logo

A Palembang sword with British blade

With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.
Tumpal logo

Tumpal

Indonesian name for a triangular motif.
Siamese Mamluk saber logo

French sword for the King of Siam

With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.
Padri gun logo

Padri gun

Padri gun is the name of a Malay matchlock.
Satingar logo

Satingar

Malay word for their matchlock musket.
Mata-djoh logo

Mata-djoh

Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration consisting of S-shaped ornaments.
Tap-set-sien logo

Tap-set-sien

Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.
Mata kalong logo

Mata kalong

Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.
Li po tong tip style logo

Li-po-tong

Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Dayak lidjib mandau logo

Lidjib

Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Dayak mandau tip shape logo

Longna

Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Leng mandau tip

Monong

Long Way Dayak name for a type of mandau tip.
Leng tip logo

Leng

Long Way Dayak word for a variety of mandau.
Gutta percha

Gutta-percha

A natural latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.
Kemalau

Kemalau

Dayak word for latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.
Parang ilang logo

Parang ilang

Widely used name for a hollow-ground Indonesian headhunter sword. (A.k.a. mandau).
Fine inlaid mandau

A fine Kayan mandau

With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.
Kenyah mandau logo

A Kenyah mandau

The famous sidearm of the headhunters of Borneo.
Mandau logo

Mandau

Popular name for the common sword of Borneo.
Burmese spear logo

A rare Burmese spear

A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
Nias Telogu

Telögu

Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Nias Belatu logo

Belatu

Generic Nias word for "knife" or "sword".
Nias telogu logo

A fine south Nias telögu

With rare pale buffalo horn hilt with gold alloy inlays.
Lin gin logo

Hkamti dha (ခန္တီး ဓား)

Burmese trade name of the lin gin, a machete-like sword.
Thai Daap logo

Dàap (ดาบ)

Thai word for a single-edged sword.
Brass mounted Thai daap

Brass mounted Thai dáap

A charming and somewhat unusual example of a Thai dáap (ดาบ).
Humble dha with Mindan blade logo

Plain mounted Mindan dha

Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.
Early Mindan style dha logo

Early silver Burmese dha

With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.
Burmese silver overlaid dha

Burmese silver overlaid dha

On a sturdy, user-grade blade with temper line.
Burmese spear logo

Hlan (လှံ)

Burmese for spear, lance, or javelin.
Dalwe

Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)

Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
Lin gin

Lin gin (လင်းကင်း)

Burmese for a machete-like that was used widely in Kachin state and Assam.
Shan da logo

Shan da (ရှမ်းဓား)

Burmese word for the Shan sword with pointed blade.
Da̱hmjaun logo

Dahmjaun (ဓားမြှောင်)

Burmese word for their dagger.
A visual dha glossary logo

A Burmese da glossary

A glossary of the terminology of the Burmese dha and related items.
Mindan village logo

Mindan, Yamethin

A production center for ornate silver overlaid scissors, dha and other implements.
Mandau logo

A Kenyah Dayak mandau sword

The sword and everyday tool of the headhunters of Borneo.
Mindan dha logo

Mindan dha

Name for fine dha with fine overlaid blades. Named after Mindan village where they were made.
Kachin dha logo

Tribal Kachin dha

A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.