The Padri Gun by Westenenk
Translation from the 1908 Dutch language article by Louis Constant Westenenk.Wide Sino-Vietnamese knife
Large bowie-type blade with prominent raised backedge.All-metal Vietnamese kiem
A very rare ceremonial variety with copper scabbard inlaid with different alloys, and a brass blade.Headhunter chief's mandau
A fine Dayak headhunter sword with an exceptionally carved hilt.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 woman17th century Javanese tombak
With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.Vietnamese dha in early style
Wih fine embossed silver mounts and an unusual blade with spiked tip.Old mandau with laminated blade
The unusual blade is paired with a unique, probably also very early, hilt.South Kalimantan parang
Of typical South Borneo workmanship, but formed like a mandau from Kutai.Very old mandau with stars
With exceptional, well crafted and heavy blade.Good Kenyah mandau
A very nice Kenyah mandau with engraved blade and most of its hair intact.Fine long glat mandau
A testament to why the Long Glat were known as expert blade makers.Dayak bamboo container
Carved with typically Dayak aso "dog dragon" motifs.Burmese silver manuscript holder
For holding and protecting important documents.Burmese silver lime container
Finely worked in repousse with ten figures on container and lid.So-op
Dayak word for their sword hilt.Thai gilded silver niello sword
Straight gold inlaid blade and silver-gilt niello mounts.Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set
An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string boardSE Asian dha with "Musashi tsuba"
In excavated condition, with copper alloy hilt.Unusual Vietnamese trường đao
With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.A Tonkinese saber
Northern Vietnam, 19th centuryThai wooden shield
Made of lacquered wood, it depicts a Chinese-style tiger.Old Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.17th century Vietnamese lance
With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".Japanese inspired Asian sword
Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees who settled along the coast.Ntugalu
Kachin name for a long straight sword.Silver mounted dha
With entirely silver covered hilt and silver mounts on scabbard.Rare bird dha
One of the rarest forms of dha, with a hilt and scabbard carved like a bird.Heavy dha
The thick and heavy blade is marked with a script that has yet to be identified.Burmese dha with interesting blade
With inscriptions on blade, unusual grooves, and brass inlaid copper mounts.Mainsa dha
Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.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.One of my favorite items...
... and it is not even a weapon!