Arms production at Tjikeroeh
Tjikeroeh (Cikeruh) was a hamlet in the Sumedang Regency, West-Sumatra.
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Review: Wereldmuseum Leiden Mughal arms
A review of the Mughal arms exhibit ad the Wereldmuseum Leiden.
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Silver overlaid Chinese hook sword
Typical Chinese hook sword, with seldom-seen fine silver wire overlay.
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Fine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
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South Indian cobra tip sword
An early fighting piece with strong reinforcing langet and broad, cobra shaped tip.
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Vietnamese dha in early style
Wih fine embossed silver mounts and an unusual blade with spiked tip.
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Old mandau with laminated blade
The unusual blade is paired with a unique, probably also very early, hilt.
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South Kalimantan parang
Of typical South Borneo workmanship, but formed like a mandau from Kutai.
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Indian enamel and wootz dagger
With designs of animals, often attributed to Lucknow, north India.
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Early tsuba with alphabet
Curious early tsuba with the beginning of the Western alphabet inscribed into it.
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