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Firaṅgī (फिरंगी)

Literally "foreigner", Hindi term for a European sword mounted in Indian hilt.
Kirichchiya

Kirichchiya (කිරිච්චය)

Sinhalese word for a type of dagger.
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Pesh-kabz (پیش قبض)

Widely used Persian word for a type of dagger.
Acehnese rencong

Rencong

An Acehnese type of thrusting dagger.
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Hanshee khukurī (हँसिया खुकुरी)

A commonly used name for an early type of long slender khukurī.
Kudi logo

Kudi

Indonesian word for a peculiar weapon/farming tool.
Blunderbuss logo

Kěmura

Acehnese word for blunderbuss.
Lila cannon logo

Lila / lilla

Indonesian word for a swivel cannon.
Kudi bares logo

Kudi bares

Indonesian word for a peculiar farming tool.
Dhal shield logo

Ḍhāl (ढाल)

Hindi word for shield.
Dastana logo

Dastānā (दस्ताने)

Hindi word for a type of arm protection.
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Bāzuband (بازوبند)

Persian word for a piece of lower arm protection.
Mail coif

Kusari zukin (鎖頭巾)

Japanese name for the hood of a mail armor set.
Japanese mail jacket

Kusari katabira (鎖帷子)

Japanese name for a jacket of mail armor.
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Kusari (鎖)

Japanese word for "chain", also used to describe mail armor.
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Shamshir (شمشیر‎)

Persian word for a deeply curved sword with narrow blade.
Shikārgar

Shikārgar

Word used for an Indian sword with hunting scenes.
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Yatağan

A type of Ottoman sword with a distinct eared hilt and recurved blade.
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Pipe-back saber

A distinctive type of European military saber, used from the early 19th to early 20th century.
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Bagh nakh (बाघ नख)

Hindi word for "tiger claw", a clawed weapon held in the palm of the hand.
Padri gun logo

Padri gun

Padri gun is the name of a Malay matchlock.
Parang ilang logo

Parang ilang

Widely used name for a hollow-ground Indonesian headhunter sword. (A.k.a. mandau).
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Mandau

Popular name for the common sword of Borneo.
Nias Telogu

Telögu

Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Nias Belatu logo

Belatu

Generic Nias word for "knife" or "sword".
Trousse khukuri logo

A trousse khukurī

Its scabbard with 12 pockets, with 10 of the items remaining.
Kothimora khukuri

Kothimora khukurī (कोथि मुहुड़ा खुकुरि)

Nepali for a khukurī with an ornamental scabbard.
Signed Kothimora khukuri logo

The khukri of Peter L. Achard

Also known as kothimora khukuri, in a scabbard with repousse silver mounts.
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Dàap (ดาบ)

Thai word for a single-edged sword.
Dalwe

Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)

Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
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Shan da (ရှမ်းဓား)

Burmese word for the Shan sword with pointed blade.
Da̱hmjaun logo

Dahmjaun (ဓားမြှောင်)

Burmese word for their dagger.
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Wōdāo (倭刀 / 窩刀)

Chinese term for a Japanese sword, or a large saber with strong Japanese influence.
Qing miaodao logo

Miáodāo (苗刀)

Chinese name for a slender, curved saber. Often associated with large two-handers.
Jian logo

Gim (劍)

The Cantonese word for the Chinese straightsword.
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Chángdāo (長刀)

Chinese term for "long saber".
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Parang nabur

Widely used but incorrect name for the parang beladah, a type of saber from the southern part of Kalimantan.
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Āṅa khol khukurī (आङ आङ खुकुरी)

A subtype of khukurī that has a single fuller in the main portion of the blade.
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Āṅa khukurī (आङ खुकुरी)

A subtype of khukurī that has no fullers in the main portion of the blade.
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Tīna cirā khukurī (तीन चिरा खुकुरी)

A subtype of khukurī that has three fullers in the main portion of the blade.
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Du'i cirā khukurī (दुइ चिरा खुकुरी)

A subtype of khukurī that has two fullers in the main portion of the blade.
Budhunē kukri logo

Budhunē khukurī (बुधुने खुकुरी)

A variation of khukri with a short, broad blade.
Kothimora khukuri logo

Silver khukuri with bone grip

Often called "kothimora khukuri", with scabbards mounted in repousse and pierced silver.
Large kothimora khukuri

Large tin chirra kothimora khukuri

An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.
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Large silver mounted khukuri

With pierced mounts and velvet-covered scabbard.
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Keris

Thrusting dagger of the Malay archipelago, often with an undulating blade.
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Jamdhar (جامدار )

Persian word meaning "demon's tooth", used to describe daggers.
Dayak dart quiver

Telep

A Bornean term for a dart quiver.
Garsoee katar

Garsoee katar (घरसूई कटार)

A specific type of katar that is commonly associated with Kutch.