Gutta-percha
A natural latex made from the sap of the Palaquium gutta tree.
Talwar hilted shamshir
With a very fine Persian blade of "brilliant black" wootz.
Mala (माला)
Hindi for the lap welds seen on swords.
A rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
Telögu
Nias word for a specific type of sword.
Liùdàomù (六道木)
Chinese name for a strong and heavy wood used for staffs and arrow shafts.
Pedang lurus
Indonesian term meaning "straight sword". Often used to describe a specific silver-clad shortsword.
Phaulād (फौलाद्)
Nepali word for wootz, a type of prized crucible steel.
Ispāt (इस्पात्)
Nepali word for steel.
Bhālu kāṭh (भालु काठ)
Nepali word for Chinese Magnolia, the wood used for khukurī handles.
Paṭpaṭe (पट्पटे)
Nepali word for the Chinese magnolia wood used to make khukurī handles.
Cakmak (चक्मक्)
Nepali word for the small fire striker often carried in the scabbard of a khukurī.
Karda (कर्द)
Nepali word for the small utility knife carried in the scabbard of a khukurī.
Khisā (खिसा)
Nepali word for the purse carried in the scabbard of a khukurī.
Bō-koḷa
Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that resembles the leaf of a sacred fig tree.
Sinhalese lacquered cane
Description
An antique Sinhalese walking cane, made of a light and relatively flexible rattan.
Hūshǒu (護手)
Chinese for the handguard of a weapon.
A Vietnamese Christian cross
Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.
Jeyen
Manchu word for the tip of a saber.
Teišun-i giyan
Manchu for a brass or bronze mace.
A curved Deccan katar
With elaborately pierced and chiseled hilt.
Xián gé dā (弦挌搭)
Chinese term for the knot in a bowstring.
Gōng xián (弓弦)
Chinese term for the bowstring.
Gōng miàn (弓面)
Chinese term for the face of a bow, usually made of buffalo horn.
Huà huà pí (畫樺皮)
Chinese term for the "painted birch bark" often covering composite bows.
Gōng nǎo (弓腦)
Chinese term for the "knee" of a composite bow.
Gōng diànzi (弓墊子)
Chinese term for the string bridge on some types of composite bows.
Kòuzi (扣子)
Chinese term for the string notch on each bow tip.
Shāo tóu (弰頭)
Chinese term for the tips on either end of a bow.
Jiàn liūzi (箭溜子)
Chinese term for the spot on the bow where the arrow slips by.
A Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.
Gōng shāo (弓弰)
Chinese term for "bow ear".
Gōngbà bǎngzi (弓弝膀子)
Chinese term for the sides of the bow grip.
Gōngbà (弓弝)
Chinese term for "bow grip".
A fine Sinhalese bow
Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.
Sinhalese lacquer work
Sri Lankan craftsmen used methods of applying decorative lacquer that did not involve a brush to great effect.
Unusual khanjarli
With straight blade and two opposing Yali chiseled out of the forte of the blade.
Qing bow glossary
A glossary of terminology regarding the Manchu style bow that was in common use during the Qing dynasty.
Qing military rank badge
Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.
Large wootz talwar
The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.
A South Indian khanjarli
A fine, early example with silver-plated details.
Ī-vaḍuvō
Literally "arrow-makers", a Sinhalese class of craftsmen that did wood turning and lacquer work.
Patura
Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that consists of elongated triangles with two sides of equal length.
Gal-bindu (ගල් බින්දු)
A Sinhalese decorative motif in lacquer that consists of diamond shapes.
Nanban tetsu (南蠻鉃)
Literally: Southern barbarian steel.
Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu
A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.
A finely forged kora
With very good pattern welded blade, complete with scabbard.
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.