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

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Hindu basket hilt
Hindu basket hilt
A type of Indian closed hilt design.
Hisayuki
Hisayuki (久隨)
A Japanese maker of sword mounts, active in the Edo period.
Lin gin logo
Hkamti dha (ခန္တီး ဓား)
Burmese trade name of the lin gin, a machete-like sword.
Burmese spear logo
Hlan (လှံ)
Burmese for spear, lance, or javelin.
Homhon
Homhon
Manchu word for scabbard.
Birch bark logo
Huà huà pí (畫樺皮)
Chinese term for the "painted birch bark" often covering composite bows.
Huawengang logo
Huāwéngāng (花文鋼)
A type of pattern welding known in English as twist-core.
tiger fork
Hǔchā (虎叉)
The Chinese tiger fork.
Hudiedao
Húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
A type of Chinese double swords with D-shaped guards.
Long spear
Hùjūn Xiāoqí Chángqiāng (護軍驍騎長槍)
A very large spear issued to the cavalry contingent of the Guard Division.
Huolianbao logo
Huǒ lián bāo (火䥥包)
A traditional fire-making pouch.
Tiger spear logo
Hǔqiāng(虎槍)
A large hunting spear in use by the Qing dynasty Tiger spear division.
Tiger spear logo
Hǔqiāngyíng(虎槍營)
An elite unit of Qing imperial guardsmen that accompanied the emperor into dangerous hunting grounds.
Husa dha
Husa Valley dha
A type of dha made by the Chinese Shan in Husa Valley, Yunnan.
Jian guard logo
Hūshǒu (護手)
Chinese for the handguard of a weapon.
Disc guard
Hùshǒu pán (護手盤)
Qing Chinese word for a disc guard.
Sinhalese lacquer workers
Ī-vaḍuvō
Literally "arrow-makers", a Sinhalese class of craftsmen that did wood turning and lacquer work.
Imperial Guard (Qing)
Imperial Bodyguard (Qing)
The Imperial Bodyguard of the Qing dynasty.
Inome logo
Inome (猪目)
"Boar's eye", a heart-shaped pattern commonly used in Japanese art.
blade
Isa
Sinhala for "blade".
Nepalese steel
Ispāt (इस्पात्)
Nepali word for steel.
Sinhalese arrow logo
Ītala (ඊතල)
Sinhalese word for "arrow".
Umlauff
J.M.G. Umlauff
Prominent Hamburg-based ethnographic art dealer and museum. Active 1868-1979.
Jamdhar logo
Jamdhar (جامدار )
Persian word meaning "demon's tooth", used to describe daggers.
Jamdhar doulicaneh logo
Jamdhar doulicaneh
A double-pointed push dagger.

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