Pedang bengkok
Indonesian word meaning "curved sword".
Pedang lurus
Indonesian term meaning "straight sword". Often used to describe a specific silver-clad shortsword.
Vietnamese crook handled cane
With a finely crafted silver handle with dragons and squirrels, mounted on a malacca cane.
A Vietnamese Christian cross
Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.
Parang nabur
Widely used but incorrect name for the parang beladah, a type of saber from the southern part of Kalimantan.
Parang nabur with báitóng hilt
These sabers from Kalimantan exhibit a mix of European, Islamic, and local styles.
A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
A Vietnamese matchlock musket
Called Súng hỏa mai in Vietnamese, with baitong lock.
Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger
With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.
Keris
Thrusting dagger of the Malay archipelago, often with an undulating blade.
Telep
A Bornean term for a dart quiver.
Róda dedáli
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a bird-shaped head.
Bedor
An old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a large spearhead shaped arrowhead.
Waráyang
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a serpentine arrowhead.
Trisúla
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a trident shaped head.
Paspáti
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a crescent moon shaped arrowhead.
Chákra
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a wheel attached.
Pana
Old Javanese word for "arrow".
Gendewa
Old Javanese name for bow.
Box of Javanese arrows
Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.
Belu
A mythical Burmese, shape-shifting creature.
Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao
Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.
Yem nguyệt đao (偃月刀)
Vietnamese version of the Chinese yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀)
Fine Chinese Shan dha
Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.
Chu-pan
A type of Burmese floral scrolling.
A Mindan / Yamethin dha
With fine overlaid blade this area was known for.
Large Shan dha
With silver-clad scabbard executed in their typical style.
Mindan dha with agate pommel
Its blade portraying the story of one of the previous lives of Guatama Buddha.
Eight Buddhist Treasures
A suite of eight auspicious symbols used in Buddhist art.
Burmese dha dated 1928
A nice example that can serve as a benchmark to help date others.
Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife
A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.
Dha shay
A name for the long Burmese dha.
Linkin dha
Colonial British name A type of dha used by various tribes in northern Burma.
Mahagiri Nat
A powerful spirit in Burmese folklore. Patron of blacksmiths.
Maung Tin De
Burmese "Nat", a spirit. Patron saint of blacksmiths.
Trường đao (長刀)
A large Vietnamese type of falchion sword.
Maung Pyo
A Burmese knife and sword maker known for his fine silver overlay.
Saya Pyo
Alternative name for Maung Pyo. A Burmese craftsman known for his fine silver overlay.
Steel and Magic in Solingen
Earlier this month I was at the opening of the exhibit "Steel and Magic.
Balinese keris with stones in gold
Undulating bilah blade of eleven luk.
A Sumbawa Kabeala
With broad silver-clad scabbard, worked entirely in repousse.
Dha-lwé
Burmese for a type of sword worn slung over the shoulder.
Thanh gươm (劍)
Vietnamese for a ceremonial saber.
Vietnamese officer gươm
With staghorn grip finely carved with plum blossoms.
Dha hmyaung
Alternative spelling of da̱hmjaun, the Burmese word for their dagger.
Very fine ceremonial gươm
An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.
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.
Gươm (鎌)
The Vietnamese saber.