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A Mindan / Yamethin dha

With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.

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Fine Chinese Shan dha

Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.

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Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao

Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.

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Box of Javanese arrows

Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.

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Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

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A Vietnamese matchlock musket

Called Súng hỏa mai in Vietnamese, with baitong lock.

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Parang nabur with báitóng hilt

These sabers from Kalimantan exhibit a mix of European, Islamic, and local styles.

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A Vietnamese Christian cross

Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.

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Vietnamese crook handled cane

With a finely crafted silver handle with dragons and squirrels, mounted on a malacca cane.

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Tribal Kachin dha

A typical example with a nice forge folded blade with differential heat treatment.

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A Kenyah Dayak mandau sword

The sword and everyday tool of the headhunters of Borneo.

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Burmese silver overlaid dha

On a sturdy, user-grade blade with temper line.

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Early silver Burmese dha

With elaborate silver overlaid blade and inlaid iron hilt.

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Plain mounted Mindan dha

Plain when sheathed, unsheathing reveals a rather nice silver overlaid blade.

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Brass mounted Thai dáap

A charming and somewhat unusual example of a Thai dáap (ดาบ).

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A fine south Nias telögu

With rare pale buffalo horn hilt with gold alloy inlays.

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A rare Burmese spear

A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.

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A Kenyah mandau

The famous sidearm of the headhunters of Borneo.

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A fine Kayan mandau

With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.

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French sword for the King of Siam

With a Parisian blade carrying the royal emblem of King Rama IV.

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A Palembang sword with British blade

With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.

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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

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A rare kudi trantang

A rare variation of one of the rarest forms of Indonesian arms.

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An Indonesian blunderbuss

Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.

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An Acehnese rencong

A peculiar form of dagger found on the northern part of the island of Sumatra.

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Vietnamese knife

A simple early 20th-century fighting dagger with ribbed grip.

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Good Vietnamese dagger

An unusually ornate version of what is normally a very simple weapon.

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Wood hilted dahmjaun

With iron ferrule and copper and silver overlaid blade.

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Balinese keris

A classic example with an older blade and timaha wood scabbard.

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Sikin panjang with golden crown

In original condition and period finish. Some losses, no repairs.

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Igorot headhunter javelin

With exceptionally wide blade, forged with a hardened leading edge.

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Toba Batak sword

With cast-bronze guarding figure hilt.

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A Karo Batak kalasan sword

An almost textbook example of a silver-plated kalasan.

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A fine Philippine bolo

The blade inlaid with brass, complete with a horn scabbard with pierced decoration.

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Acehnese peudeueng

With Hindu style basket hilt and local blade in European style.

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Old Madura keris

With carved wooden hilt with a beautiful deep patina. Blade in old finish.

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Ceremonial Moro kalis

Measuring almost a meter, with exceptional blade for a ceremonial keris.

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SE Asian dha (carbon 14 dated)

In excavated condition. With XRF and radiocarbon dating results.

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Indonesian cockfighting spurs in box

Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.

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A streaked lin gin

These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.

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A Murut parapat

The sword of the Murut headhunters of northern Borneo.

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A Padri carbine

An unusual variety, shortened to carbine size, with a chicken wing wood stock.

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Fine Peranakan belt buckle

This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.

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Dayak carved ceremonial paddle

A fine ceremonial paddle of the Ngaju Dayak of southern Borneo.

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Chin nicotine flask

A very rare flask used by Chin men of Burma for sipping nicotine water.

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Palembang twist-core pedang

A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.

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Peranakan "pending" buckle

Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.

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Vietnamese single edged spearhead

Large, heavy single-edged example with iron mounts.

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The O.T. Burne dha

With silver overlaid blade and silver mounts worked in repousse. With some of Burne's personal items.

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Pair of Siamese royal pole arms

With naginata-style blades, and lavish gilt copper mounts.

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Vietnamese kiếm in Chinese stye

Utilizing a Chinese guard and following the Chinese hilt design.

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Flame backed double swords

With dramatically shaped blades and inlaid hilts.

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