Swords and Knives
of Southeast Asia
including
Indonesia, and the Philippines.
updated March 24, 2008

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Philippines and Related
Philippines
Indonesia and Related
Borneo Java Sumatra
Southeast Asia and Related
Southeast Asia

Below are the images of a number of swords commonly found in the region of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines. I hope this page is of service to you.
I offer advice on request; however, initially, the best advice I can offer to the novice collector is, "READ BOOKS."
There are a number of wonderful books available and below I have listed some of my holdings; I also occasionally have some of these titles in the Books for Sale Pages.
The history is vast and the weapons vary immensely. There are many good books on these weapons, many are cross-sections of the different types of swords from the many different regions.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

List of Books:

Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India
Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour
Warfare and Weaponry in South Asia 1000-1800 (Oxford in India Readings: Themes in Indian History)
Handbook of Arms and Armor European and Oriental Including the William H. Riggs Collection
Catalog of tribal Art, Antiquities, Oriental Art & Arms and Armor
Oriental arms & armour
Oriental armour (Arms and armour series)
Arms and armor: Oriental and European examples of the XV to XVIII centuries ... collection of Frank Gair Macomber ... sold by his order ... Anderson Galleries
A guide to Oriental daggers and swords

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Philippines
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Barong Short Sword, Moro, Philippines

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Kris (aka Keris) Swords and Knives, Moro, Philippines

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Talibon Sword, Northern Phillipines

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Borneo
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Kampilan Sword, Borneo, Sea Dyaks

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Pakayun Saber, Borneo, Indonesia

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Java
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Pedang Sabet, believed from Java

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Sumatra
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Klewang Ladeng, Sumatra

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Southeast Asia
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Bhutanese Short Sword

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