The Padri Gun by Westenenk
Translation from the 1908 Dutch language article by Louis Constant Westenenk.
17th century Javanese tombak
With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
Old mandau with laminated blade
The unusual blade is paired with a unique, probably also very early, hilt.
South Kalimantan parang
Of typical South Borneo workmanship, but formed like a mandau from Kutai.
Very old mandau with stars
With exceptional, well crafted and heavy blade.
Good Kenyah mandau
A very nice Kenyah mandau with engraved blade and most of its hair intact.
Sumatran sword with gold covered hilt
A fine example, probably meant for Palembang royalty.
Nyamba keris hilt with seal
Rare old keris handle made into a European wax seal.
Unusual Indonesian carved grip
Made of carved wood with metal inlays for eyes and mouth.
Batak bullet holder
Carved of amber-colored horn, with an ancestral face with metal inlays.
Dayak bamboo container
Carved with typically Dayak aso "dog dragon" motifs.
Mandailing sword
A very rare sword of a type that may be attributable to the Mandailing people of West Sumatra.
Padang highlands sword
A rare type of Sumatran sword, often attributed to the Padang Highlands
A rare Sumatran sword
With a blade often associated with the Mandailing of Sumatra.
Rencong from Aceh
A good example of this peculiar style of Sumatran dagger.
So-op
Dayak word for their sword hilt.
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.
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.
European sword blade keris
In the style of a Malay keris panjang.
Parang latok
A peculiar land Dayak sword with a sharp bend in the blade.
Parang latok
A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.
Unusual South Nias sword
Of rather clean design for the area, with separate silver mouth with teeth in hilt.
Headhunter chief's mandau
A fine Dayak headhunter sword with an exceptionally carved hilt.
Si euli / Si oli
A type of knife from the North of Nias.
Bekhu
Nias name for the monkey-like figure carved on some sword hilts.
Gari matuwà
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
South Nias gari matuwà
A nice belatu with the rarer gari matuwà style blade.
Lasara
Nias word for the monster head that the people of Nias carved.
Later South Nias belatu
Nice and complete example with talisman basket. Probably 20th century.
North Nias si euli
A peculiar type of knife worn in the north of Nias.
Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok
The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
Balatu salà
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Niòbawa lawölò
Nias word for zoomorphic sword hilts with an open mouth with fangs.
A South Nias belatu salà
Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.
Rare beladau lebar dagger
A rare type of dagger from South Kalimantan, loosely based on Islamic daggers seen worn by traders.
Rare Modang Mandau
With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.
Piso raout
A small utility knife used on the island of Borneo. Often carried with the Dayak mandau.
A giant piso raout
An oversized utility knife of the headhunters of Borneo.
Fine inlaid sikin panjang
Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.
Sulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
Tiger hilt sword with VOC blade
With Dutch VOC blade, marked with the Amsterdam monogram.
Preanger sword with VOC blade
Blade marked with VOC Amsterdam monogram, and the year 1769.
West-Javanese gobang
The sword of the Sundanese people of the Preanger highlands.
Sumatran hilted Dutch saber
Using a possibly captured M1898 "klewang" blade.
West-Javanese stiletto dagger
Early piece with an unusual European-style stiletto blade.