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A rare Philippine fighting knife

A rare Philippine fighting knife, probably from Luzon island. It has a very well-made blade.

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A peudeueng peusangan

From the Aceh region, described locally as peudeueng peusangan with a "hulu meu apet" or Indian styled basket hilt.

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A signed Vietnamese fighting saber

Presented in this article is a somewhat rare example of a purely practical Vietna

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All-metal ceremonial guom

With captured French blade, ground down to fit.

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An unusual dha

An unusual dha with features of various cultures.

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16th century Vietnamese saber

Showing the strong Japanese influence on Vietnamese sword making of the time.

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Ancient Cham sword

In excavated condition. Probably 15th-17th century.

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Fine Vietnamese saber

Introduction Most antique Vietnamese sabers on the mar

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Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber

An unusual Vietnamese officer saber of the 19th century, with an all-horn hilt.

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Vietnamese officer saber

General introduction Ornate Vietnamese guőm (

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Vietnamese matchlock

A nice example with fossil elephant or mastodon molar butt plates.

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Vietnamese musket with silver lock

Cochinchina, second half of the 18th century.

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An ivory hilted kiem

The grip made of a single piece, worked in high relief.

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A Burmese dha with openwork handle

Made of a single piece of ivory, with a kneeling figure in its base.

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Very fine Sikin Panjang

With triple tiered golden crown with enamel decor.

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A Vietnamese kiem

A very good Vietnamese ceremonial kiem of the Nguyen dynasty.

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Silver mounted Sumatran saber

With inscription that reads: Raja Pagaruyung or "ruler of Pagaruyung".

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Pedang suduk maru

Also known as pedang lurus.

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A Vietnamese straightsword kiem

With a substantial, quality blade.

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Vietnamese rattan shield

Called khiên in Vietnamese.

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Vietnamese ceremonial saber

A magnificent example of a Vietnamese ceremonial saber, or guőm.

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Dayak blowgun dart quiver

Introduction The Dayak people of Borneo used two to three meter long bl

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An Indonesian parang nabur

A saber that is peculiar to the southern part of the island of Borneo.

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A very good pedang bentok

Also called klewang sasak by Indonesian collectors.

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Asian export disc guard

The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.

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Fine Malay matchlock musket

A very fine Malay matchlock or "satingar" with Indo-Portuguese style luck.

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Sikin panjang with golden crown

With double tiered golden crown.

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Vietnamese straightsword

It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.

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Large Vietnamese trường đao

Of very good quality for this type of weapon.

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A heavy Burmese dha

With a very good, substantial blade with differential heat treatment.

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Vietnamese double swords

A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.

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A Shan Kachin style dha

A large Kachin style square-ended dha in Shan style mountings.

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Chinese Shan presentation dha

Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.

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Bird head sewar dagger

A charming little sewar dagger from the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Sikin panjang with double crown

A typical example of the better sikin panjang with a golden crown.

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Triple golden crown sikin

A sikin panjang with a triple golden crown.

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Sumatran keris panjang

A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".

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Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair

With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.

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Burmese sword carbine

A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.

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Ivory hilted dha

An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.

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The Rundle dha of 1898

A signed and dated Burmese dha.

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Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

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A very good Philippine bolo

With beautifully carved horn grip.

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Ceremonial gươm truòng

Of an all-wooden construction, simulating a sheathed long saber.

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Vietnamese officer's gươm

Of a late 19th century type with a silver-backed hardwood grip.

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Very fine ceremonial gươm

An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.

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Vietnamese officer gươm

With staghorn grip finely carved with plum blossoms.

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Balinese keris with stones in gold

Undulating bilah blade of eleven luk.

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Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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Burmese dha dated 1928

A nice example that can serve as a benchmark to help date others.

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Mindan dha with agate pommel

Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.

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Large Shan dha

With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.

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