The Padri Gun by Westenenk
Translation from the 1908 Dutch language article by Louis Constant Westenenk.
Khang prai
Thai name for a type of blunderbuss produced by the Straits Chinese.
West Javanese keris hilt
19th century, probably originating from Cirebon.
Pulasir keris hilt
A Madurese keris hilt, carved from dark hardwood in the form of a Dutch cuirassier.
Hulu Radon / Hulu Balu Mekabun
Indonesian name for a keris hilt depicting a veiled woman
Veiled female keris grip
Often interpreted to be Durga, the warrior goddess.
17th century Javanese tombak
With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
Sumatran sword with gold covered hilt
A fine example, probably meant for Palembang royalty.
Sawasa smallsword pommel
Upgraded with filigree to resemble a snuff bottle.
Dutch Colonial sirih box
Complete with key, inside divider and four silver containers.
Nyamba keris hilt with seal
Rare old keris handle made into a European wax seal.
Unusual Indonesian carved grip
Made of carved wood with metal inlays for eyes and mouth.
Batak bullet holder
Carved of amber-colored horn, with an ancestral face with metal inlays.
Mandailing sword
A very rare sword of a type that may be attributable to the Mandailing people of West Sumatra.
Padang highlands sword
A rare type of Sumatran sword, often attributed to the Padang Highlands
A rare Sumatran sword
With a blade often associated with the Mandailing of Sumatra.
Rencong from Aceh
A good example of this peculiar style of Sumatran dagger.
Old Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
Pamor
Indonesian word for pattern on a steel blade. Also the name of the nickel often used for a contrasting effect.
Bali straight keris
With fine flaming pamor blade and notched "cekah redut" hilt.
Balinese keris blade finishing
The Balinese keris is known for its smooth finish with starkly contrasting black iron and silver pamor. This article gives an eye witness account of how this was achieved.
Bali buntel mayat keris
Bali keris with fine slanted wrapped pamor, considered to be one of the most powerful pamor.
European sword blade keris
In the style of a Malay keris panjang.
Unusual South Nias sword
Of rather clean design for the area, with separate silver mouth with teeth in hilt.
Si euli / Si oli
A type of knife from the North of Nias.
Bekhu
Nias name for the monkey-like figure carved on some sword hilts.
Gari matuwà
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
South Nias gari matuwà
A nice belatu with the rarer gari matuwà style blade.
Lasara
Nias word for the monster head that the people of Nias carved.
Later South Nias belatu
Nice and complete example with talisman basket. Probably 20th century.
North Nias si euli
A peculiar type of knife worn in the north of Nias.
Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok
The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
Balatu salà
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Niòbawa lawölò
Nias word for zoomorphic sword hilts with an open mouth with fangs.
A South Nias belatu salà
Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.
Fine inlaid sikin panjang
Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.
Sulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
Tiger hilt sword with VOC blade
With Dutch VOC blade, marked with the Amsterdam monogram.
Preanger sword with VOC blade
Blade marked with VOC Amsterdam monogram, and the year 1769.
West-Javanese gobang
The sword of the Sundanese people of the Preanger highlands.
Sumatran hilted Dutch saber
Using a possibly captured M1898 "klewang" blade.
West-Javanese stiletto dagger
Early piece with an unusual European-style stiletto blade.
Sumpitan
Malay name for the Dayak blowgun.
Ceremonial peurise teumaga
Cast brass shield of a ceremonial type that was used during sword dances in Aceh.
Peranakan "pending" buckle
Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.
Palembang twist-core pedang
A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.
Very good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
Fine Peranakan belt buckle
This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.
A Padri carbine
An unusual variety, shortened to carbine size, with a chicken wing wood stock.