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

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Sinhalese bow logo
Dunna (දුන්න)
Sinhalese word for "bow".
Dzeferdar logo
Džeferdar
A type of gun from Montenegro with rich mother-of-pearl inlays.
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Eight Banners
Administrative divisions under which all Manchu households were placed during the Qing dynasty.
Eight Buddhist treasures
Eight Buddhist Treasures
A suite of eight auspicious symbols used in Buddhist art.
Eunjangdo
Eunjangdo
Literally "silver knife". Korean knives worn by upper class women in Joseon society.
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.
Saber ferrule
fesin-i toldohon
Manchu word for sword grip ferrule.
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.
Gal bindu logo
Gal-bindu (ගල් බින්දු)
A Sinhalese decorative motif in lacquer that consists of diamond shapes.
Gal-mita pike
Gal-mita pihē
Sinhala term for fancy knives. Literally "stone handled knife".
Ganga-jamni logo
Ganga-Jamni
Name for Indian work in two metals of contrasting colors, usually silver and gold.
Garin logo
Garin
Manchu for "saber guard".
Garsoee katar
Garsoee katar
A specific type of katar that is commonly associated with Kutch.
Gediya
Gediya
Sinhala for "pommel".
Bow of Java
Gendewa
Old Javanese name for bow.
Jian logo
Gim (劍)
The Cantonese word for the Chinese straightsword.
Glupa icon
Glupa / Gloepa
Acehnese word for a golden crown at the base of swords and daggers.
Imperial Guard (Qing)
Gocika Bayara
Manchu for Imperial Bodyguard
Gong logo
Gōng (弓)
Chinese word for bow.
String bridge logo
Gōng diànzi (弓墊子)
Chinese term for the string bridge on some types of composite bows.
Bow making quarters logo
Gōng jiàng yíng (弓匠營)
The bow and arrow maker's quarters in Beijing.
Gong mian logo
Gōng miàn (弓面)
Chinese term for the face of a bow, usually made of buffalo horn.

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