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Vietnamese knife
A simple early 20th-century fighting dagger with ribbed grip.
Rencong
An Acehnese type of thrusting dagger.
An Acehnese rencong
A peculiar form of dagger found on the northern part of the island of Sumatra.
Negara
Village near Banjarmasin, Borneo. A notable center of arms production in the 19th century.
Kudi
Indonesian word for a peculiar weapon/farming tool.
Kěmura
Acehnese word for blunderbuss.
Lila / lilla
Indonesian word for a swivel cannon.
An Indonesian blunderbuss
Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.
Kudi bares
Indonesian word for a peculiar farming tool.
A rare kudi trantang
A rare variation of one of the rarest forms of Indonesian arms.
Wakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
A Palembang sword with British blade
With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.
Tumpal
Indonesian name for a triangular motif.
French sword for the King of Siam
With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.
Padri gun
Padri gun is the name of a Malay matchlock.
Satingar
Malay word for their matchlock musket.
Mata-djoh
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration consisting of S-shaped ornaments.
Tap-set-sien
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.
Mata kalong
Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.
Li-po-tong
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Lidjib
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Longna
Long Way Dayak word for a type of mandau tip.
Monong
Long Way Dayak name for a type of mandau tip.
Leng
Long Way Dayak word for a variety of mandau.
Gutta-percha
A natural latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.
Kemalau
Dayak word for latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.
Parang ilang
Widely used name for a hollow-ground Indonesian headhunter sword. (A.k.a. mandau).
A fine Kayan mandau
With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.
A Kenyah mandau
The famous sidearm of the headhunters of Borneo.
Mandau
Popular name for the common sword of Borneo.
A rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
Telögu
Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Belatu
Generic Nias word for "knife" or "sword".
A fine south Nias telögu
With rare pale buffalo horn hilt with gold alloy inlays.
Hkamti dha (ခန္တီး ဓား)
Burmese trade name of the lin gin, a machete-like sword.
Dàap (ดาบ)
Thai word for a single-edged sword.
Brass mounted Thai dáap
A charming and somewhat unusual example of a Thai dáap (ดาบ).
Plain mounted Mindan dha
Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.
Early silver Burmese dha
With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.
Burmese silver overlaid dha
On a sturdy, user-grade blade with temper line.
Hlan (လှံ)
Burmese for spear, lance, or javelin.
Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)
Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
Lin gin (လင်းကင်း)
Burmese for a machete-like that was used widely in Kachin state and Assam.
Shan da (ရှမ်းဓား)
Burmese word for the Shan sword with pointed blade.
Dahmjaun (ဓားမြှောင်)
Burmese word for their dagger.
A Burmese da glossary
A glossary of the terminology of the Burmese dha and related items.
Mindan, Yamethin
A production center for ornate silver overlaid scissors, dha and other implements.
A Kenyah Dayak mandau sword
The sword and everyday tool of the headhunters of Borneo.
Mindan dha
Name for fine dha with fine overlaid blades. Named after Mindan village where they were made.
Tribal Kachin dha
A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.
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