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Vietnamese knife

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

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Peranakan "pending" buckle

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

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Montagnard short saber

Of the hill peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

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A giant piso raout

An oversized utility knife of the headhunters of Borneo.

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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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Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

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

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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 single edged spearhead

Large, heavy single-edged example with iron mounts.

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Bird head sewar dagger

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

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Balinese keris

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

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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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Dayak dart quiver with darts

Complete with a large number of darts, some with poisoned tips.

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Wood hilted dahmjaun

With iron ferrule and copper and silver overlaid blade.

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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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Old Madura keris

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

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Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao

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

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Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

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

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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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West-Javanese stiletto dagger

Early piece with an unusual European-style stiletto blade.

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Fine Peranakan belt buckle

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

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Plain dha with baldric

Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.

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Southeast Asian sword club

This enigmatic hardwood club is modeled after a sword.

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Sumatran keris panjang

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

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SE Asian dha (carbon 14 dated)

In excavated condition. With XRF and radiocarbon dating results.

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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 heavy Burmese dha

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

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A Karo Batak kalasan sword

An almost textbook example of a silver-plated kalasan.

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Burmese silver overlaid dha

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

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Ceremonial gươm truòng

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

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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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Good Vietnamese dagger

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

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Toba Batak sword

With cast-bronze guarding figure hilt.

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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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West-Javanese gobang

The sword of the Sundanese people of the Preanger highlands.

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Sikin panjang with golden crown

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

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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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A Kenyah mandau

The famous sidearm of the headhunters of Borneo.

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Polished Sino-Vietnamese dagger

A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.

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Brass mounted Thai dáap

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

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Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

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Sikin panjang with golden crown

With double tiered golden crown.

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An unusual dha

An unusual dha with features of various cultures.

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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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Ancient Cham sword

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

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A rare kudi trantang

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

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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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16th century Vietnamese saber

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

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Pedang suduk maru

Also known as pedang lurus.

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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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Vietnamese officer's gươm

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

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Tonkinese saber

Collected by Victor Auguste Robin, a senior officer of the Tonkin expeditionary force 1885-1887.

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