Japanese word for martensite crystals that form in blade under certain conditions.
Nias word for zoomorphic sword hilts with an open mouth with fangs.
Japanese word for fine martensite crystals in the blade's temperline.
A late form of Chinese saber with a pronounced widening at the tip.
Ao Naga word for a number of large, archaic swords used in ceremonies.
Kachin name for a long straight sword.
Japanese term for a sword with the second highest rated cutting ability.
Tibetan word for a sword worn at the waist.
Commonly used name for the sword of the Muruts, headhunters of northern Borneo.
A curved saber from the southern part of the island of Borneo.
Widely used name for a hollow-ground Indonesian headhunter sword. (A.k.a. mandau).
A peculiar land Dayak sword with a sharp bend in the blade.
Widely used but incorrect name for the parang beladah, a type of saber from the southern part of Kalimantan.
The sword of the Murut, headhunters of northern Borneo.
An Indian gauntlet sword.
Dzongkha name for the Bhutanese sword.
Language: Sanskrit
Origin: Dhanurveda of circa 1100-800 B.C.
Indonesian word meaning "curved sword".
Indonesian term meaning "straight sword". Often used to describe a specific silver-clad shortsword.
Sinhala for grooves on a blade. (Fullers).
Literally "waist-worn-saber".
An Acehnese type of saber
A distinctive type of European military saber, used from the early 19th to early 20th century.
A small utility knife used on the island of Borneo. Often carried with the Dayak mandau.
A saber associated with the Pashtuns of present-day Afghanistan.