The Padri Gun by Westenenk
Translation from the 1908 Dutch language article by Louis Constant Westenenk.
European sword blade keris
In the style of a Malay keris panjang.
Parang latok
A peculiar land Dayak sword with a sharp bend in the blade.
Parang latok
A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.
Unusual South Nias sword
Of rather clean design for the area, with separate silver mouth with teeth in hilt.
Finely carved mandau
A fine Dayak headhunter sword with an exceptionally carved hilt.
Si euli / Si oli
A type of knife from the North of Nias.
Bekhu
Nias name for the monkey-like figure carved on some sword hilts.
Gari matuwà
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
South Nias gari matuwà
A nice belatu with the rarer gari matuwà style blade.
Lasara
Nias word for the monster head that the people of Nias carved.
Later South Nias belatu
Nice and complete example with talisman basket. Probably 20th century.
North Nias si euli
A peculiar type of knife worn in the north of Nias.
Balinese keris of Ferdinand Blok
The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
Balatu salà
South Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Niòbawa lawölò
Nias word for zoomorphic sword hilts with an open mouth with fangs.
A South Nias belatu salà
Rare sword from the headhunters of Nias. Complete with talismanic basket and belt hook.
Rare beladau lebar dagger
A rare type of dagger from South Kalimantan, loosely based on Islamic daggers seen worn by traders.
Rare Modang Mandau
With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.
Piso raout
A small utility knife used on the island of Borneo. Often carried with the Dayak mandau.
A giant piso raout
An oversized utility knife of the headhunters of Borneo.
Fine inlaid sikin panjang
Complete example with the rarer feature of inlays at the base of the blade.
Sulawesi sword with VOC blade
A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.
Tiger hilt sword with VOC blade
With Dutch VOC blade, marked with the Amsterdam monogram.
Preanger sword with VOC blade
Blade marked with VOC Amsterdam monogram, and the year 1769.
West-Javanese gobang
The sword of the Sundanese people of the Preanger highlands.
Sumatran hilted Dutch saber
Using a possibly captured M1898 "klewang" blade.
West-Javanese stiletto dagger
Early piece with an unusual European-style stiletto blade.
Tepus
A variety of Dayak blowgun dart.
Damek
Dayak name for a blowgun dart
Dayak dart quiver with darts
Complete with a large number of darts, some with poisoned tips.
Sumpitan
Malay name for the Dayak blowgun.
Fine Dayak blowgun
Long piece, original length, with aso motif inlaid in blade.
Palembang twist-core pedang
A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.
Parang beladeh / parang belabang
A curved saber from the southern part of the island of Borneo.
Dayak (people)
Name for a wide range of native groups of Borneo.
Duku apang
Iban (Sea Dayak) word for parang ilang, a.k.a. mandau, the Borneo headhunter's sword.
Duku
Iban (Sea Dayak) word for sword.
Dayak carved ceremonial paddle
A fine ceremonial paddle of the Ngaju Dayak of southern Borneo.
Very good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
Fine Peranakan belt buckle
This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.
A Padri carbine
An unusual variety, shortened to carbine size, with a chicken wing wood stock.
A Murut parapat
The sword of the Murut headhunters of northern Borneo.
Indonesian cockfighting spurs in box
Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.
Old Madura keris
With carved wooden hilt with a beautiful deep patina. Blade in old finish.
Balinese spearhead with scabbard
With fine twist-core pamor and carved wooden scabbard.
Acehnese peudeueng
With Hindu style basket hilt and local blade in European style.
Sukul nganga
A type of Batak sword hilt.
Kalasan
A type of Batak sword