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Kachin Ntugalu sword

Ntugalu

Kachin name for a long straight sword.
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Mainsa dha

Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.
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Khasi dao

A peculiar type of two-handed sword from the Khasi Hills, Assam.
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Sirōhī (सिरोही)

A town in Rajasthan known for its blade making industry, as well as a type of sword.
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Peudeueng

An Acehnese type of saber
Hindu basket hilt

Hindu basket hilt

A type of Indian closed hilt design.
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Shamshir (شمشیر‎)

Persian word for a deeply curved sword with narrow 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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Mala (माला)

Hindi for the lap welds seen on swords.
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Hkamti dha (ခန္တီး ဓား)

Burmese trade name of the lin gin, a machete-like sword.
Dalwe

Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)

Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
Lin gin

Lin gin (လင်းကင်း)

Burmese for a machete-like that was used widely in Kachin state and Assam.
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Shan da (ရှမ်းဓား)

Burmese word for the Shan sword with pointed blade.
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Mindan dha

Name for fine dha with fine overlaid blades. Named after Mindan village where they were made.
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Wōdāo (倭刀 / 窩刀)

Chinese term for a Japanese sword, or a large saber with strong Japanese influence.
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Miáodāo (苗刀)

Chinese name for a slender, curved saber. Often associated with large two-handers.
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Chángdāo (長刀)

Chinese term for "long saber".
Husa dha

Husa Valley dha

A type of dha made by the Chinese Shan in Husa Valley, Yunnan.
Hakim shahi

Hakim shāhī

A style of Indian sword hilt.
Talwar

Talwar (तलवार)

The curved sword of India.
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Hakim khāni

A style of Indian sword hilt
Karan shahi hilt

Karan shāhī

A style of Indian sword hilt
Dha shay

Dha shay

A name for the long Burmese dha.
Linkin dha

Linkin dha

Colonial British name A type of dha used by various tribes in northern Burma.
Dha-lwe

Dha-lwé

Burmese for a type of sword worn slung over the shoulder.
Ceremonial guom

Thanh gươm (劍)

Vietnamese for a ceremonial saber.
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Teghá (तेग)

A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.
Guom logo

Gươm (鎌)

The Vietnamese saber.
Guom truong

Gươm truòng (鎌長)

The Vietnamese two-handed saber.
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Zhǎnmǎdāo (斬馬刀)

Literally, "horse cutting blade". The name of various classical Chinese weapons.
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Garin

Manchu for "saber guard".
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Green Standard Army Zhanmadao

The Green Standard Army Zhanmadao was a large two-handed saber of the Qing dynasty.

Loho

Loho

Manchu word for saber.
Zi Qín Jì

Zi Qín Jì (子勤記)

A Chinese sword maker's shop that was active during the Guangxu period (1875 - 1908).
Tip

Thuda

Sinhala for the point of a sword blade.
Edge

Agissa

Sinhala term for the edge on a sword blade.
Groovy

Peeli

Sinhala for grooves on a blade. (Fullers).
blade

Isa

Sinhala for "blade".
Sinhalese sword blade

Kadu patha

Sinhala for "blade".
Alluva

Alluva

Sinhala for side plates on a sword.
Serapendiya muna

Sérapéṅdiya mūna

Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.
Quillons

Vari sārkawa

Sinhala for the quillons on a Sinhalese sword.
Sinhalese knuckle guard

Ath häde

Sinhala for "knuckle guard".
Knuckle guard

Ath väsma

Sinhala term given by Deraniyagala for "knuckle guard".
Lion hilt

Siṃha mūnu mitta

Sinhala for "lion-faced hilt"
Mitta

Mitta

Sinhala for "hilt".
Gediya

Gediya

Sinhala for "pommel".
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Siṃha

Sinhalese for "lion". The national symbol of the Sinhalese people.
Rusty saber

Dāo shàng xiù (刀上鏥)

Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature

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Dāo bèi (刀背)

Qing Chinese for the back of a blade.