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Peter Dekker's Glossary
An online reference covering antique arms and armor, maintained and updated regularly.

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Sikin panjang
Sikin panjang
A straight, single-edged sword with forked hilt used in northern Sumatra.
Jianruiying logo
Silin dacungga kūwaran
An elite light unit under the Qing dynasty Eight Banners.
Simha logo
Siṃha
Sinhalese for "lion". The national symbol of the Sinhalese people.
Lion hilt
Siṃha mūnu mitta
Sinhala for "lion-faced hilt"
Sirdan sele
Sirdan sele
Manchu for the suspension bar on top of a sword scabbard.
Song kiem logo
Song kiếm (雙劍)
The Vietnamese double sword.
Sosun pattah
Sosun pattah (सोसन पत्ता)
An Indian sword with a recurved blade.
Tang logo
Sǔn (榫)

Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature

Javelin logo
Suōbiāo (梭鏢)
A Chinese type of javelin.
tachi-mokko-gata
Tachi-mokkō-gata (太刀木瓜形)

Language: Japanese

Taotie logo
Tāotiè (饕餮)
Tāotiè (饕餮) is a mythical creature that is used as a decorative element.
tiger spear
Tasha gida
Manchu name for a large hunting spear in use by the Qing dynasty Tiger spear division.
Suspension bands
Tebeliyeku
Manchu for the suspension bands on a sword scabbard.
Tegha logo
Teghá
A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.
Téngpái (藤牌)
The Chinese rattan shield
Tefvik the bookbinder
Tevfik the leather binder
An Ottoman leather binder who in 1866 - 1867 covered a bow made by Haci Gavsî in 1824 - 1825.
Ceremonial guom
Thanh gươm (劍)
Vietnamese for a ceremonial saber.
Tip
Thuda
Sinhala for the point of a sword blade.
Bian mace and whip logo
Tiěbiān (鐵鞭)
Used to describe both flexible sectioned whips and heavy bar-maces.
tiger fork
Tiger fork

Chinese "tiger forks" or hǔchā (虎叉) are one of the classic weapons in Chinese martial arts.

Tiger spear logo
Tiger spear (Qing)

The "tiger spear" was a large hunting spear in use by the Qing dynasty Tiger spear division.

Bronze mace logo
Tóngjiǎn (銅鐧)
Chinese for a bronze mace.
Axe
Tonngya
A type of Indian tribal battle axe made and used by the Gond people.
Indian toradar logo
Toradar
The Indian matchlock musket.
Tuanlian jian logo
Tuánliàn jiàn (團練劍)
The Chinese militia jian. A simple, practical version of the Chinese straightsword.

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