Fine Burmese dha hmyaung
With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.Vietnamese officer's gươm
Of a late 19th century type with a silver-backed hardwood grip.Indian teghá with fine hilt
With wide, pattern-welded blade.Teghá (तेग)
A type of Indian saber with a broad blade.Gươm (鎌)
The Vietnamese saber.Gươm truòng (鎌長)
The Vietnamese two-handed saber.Ceremonial gươm truòng
Of an all-wooden construction, simulating a sheathed long saber.Vijayanagara "pata"
A very early example of the type, with locally made rapier style blade.Zhǎnmǎdāo (斬馬刀)
Literally, "horse cutting blade". The name of various classical Chinese weapons.Butterfly swords
English name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)Bat jam do (八斬刀)
Cantonese pronunciation for bāzhǎndāo, an alternative name for húdiédāo.Bāzhǎndāo (八斬刀)
Alternative name for the húdiédāo.Kǎndāo (砍刀)
Chinese for "chopping saber". An alternative name for the dàdāo.Dàdāo (大刀)
Literally "big knife", it is primarily associated with the iconic broad saber of post-imperial China.Shuāngjiàn (雙劍)
Chinese for double straightsword.Kōra (कोर)
A forward-curved sword that is associated mainly with the Ghurkas of Nepal.Pa tam (པ་ཏམ་)
Tibetan word for a sword worn at the waist.Dpa'dam (དཔའ་དམ་)
Tibetan name for their typical dress sword.Húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
A type of Chinese double swords with D-shaped guards.Sosun pattah (सोसन पत्ता)
An Indian sword with a recurved blade.Garin
Manchu for "saber guard".Green Standard Army Zhanmadao
The Green Standard Army Zhanmadao was a large two-handed saber of the Qing dynasty.
A saber glossary in Manchu
An overview of Manchu saber terminology.Loho
Manchu word for saber.Ming jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.Burmese double knives
A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.The Rundle dha of 1898
A signed and dated Burmese dha.Ivory hilted dha
An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.Zi Qín Jì (子勤記)
A Chinese sword maker's shop that was active during the Guangxu period (1875 - 1908).Burmese sword carbine
A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.Thuda
Sinhala for the point of a sword blade.Agissa
Sinhala term for the edge on a sword blade.Peeli
Sinhala for grooves on a blade. (Fullers).Isa
Sinhala for "blade".Kadu patha
Sinhala for "blade".Alluva
Sinhala for side plates on a sword.Sérapéṅdiya mūna
Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.Vari sārkawa
Sinhala for the quillons on a Sinhalese sword.Ath häde
Sinhala for "knuckle guard".Ath väsma
Sinhala term given by Deraniyagala for "knuckle guard".Siṃha mūnu mitta
Sinhala for "lion-faced hilt"Mitta
Sinhala for "hilt".Gediya
Sinhala for "pommel".Siṃha
Sinhalese for "lion". The national symbol of the Sinhalese people.Dāo shàng xiù (刀上鏥)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature