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Peter Dekker's Glossary
An online reference covering antique arms and armor, maintained and updated regularly.

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Nias Balatu salà logo
Balatu salà
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Bedor or pana arrow
Bedor
An old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a large spearhead shaped arrowhead.
Nias belatu logo
Belatu
Generic Nias word for "knife" or "sword".
Belu logo
Belu
A mythical Burmese, shape-shifting creature.
Bolo from Luzon
Bolo
Bolo simply means knife and is usually used to describe a wide range of Philippine single-edged machete-like tools and weapons.
Javanese chakra arrow logo
Chákra
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a wheel attached.
Chu-pan
Chu-pan
A type of Burmese floral scrolling.
Thai Daap logo
Dàap (ดาบ)
Thai word for a single-edged sword.
Da̱hmjaun logo
Dahmjaun (ဓားမြှောင်)
Burmese word for their dagger.
Dalwe
Dalwe (ဓားလွယ်)
Burmese type of sword, worn in scabbard slung from the shoulder.
Dayak blowgun dart logo
Damek
Dayak name for a blowgun dart
Kenyah Dayak man logo
Dayak (people)
Name for a wide range of native groups of Borneo.
Dha logo
Dha / da (ဓား)
Burmese word for sword, knife or chopper. 
Dha hmyuang logo
Dha hmyaung
Alternative spelling of da̱hmjaun, the Burmese word for their dagger.
Dha shay
Dha shay
A name for the long Burmese dha.
Dha-lwe
Dha-lwé
Burmese for a type of sword worn slung over the shoulder.
Daku logo
Duku
Iban (Sea Dayak) word for sword.
Parang ilang logo
Duku apang
Iban (Sea Dayak) word for parang ilang, a.k.a. mandau, the Borneo headhunter's sword.
Dzeferdar logo
Džeferdar
A type of gun from Montenegro with rich mother-of-pearl inlays.
Eight Buddhist treasures
Eight Buddhist Treasures
A suite of eight auspicious symbols used in Buddhist art.
Execution keris logo
Execution keris
Often used collector's name for the keris panjang.
Fal-feg Igorot war javelin
Falfeg
An Igorot barbed war javelin.
Igorot fang-kao javelin
Fang-kao
An Igorot javelin type with a wide, barbless head.
Firangi logo
Firaṅgī (फिरंगी)
Literally "foreigner", Hindi term for a European sword mounted in Indian hilt.
Delacour logo
Francis Delacour of Paris
Cutler and sword maker in Paris, supplier of imperial swords.

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