Indonesia is a country with many ethnic and culture, This is review about traditional weapon in Indonesia. No machine its all traditional so impresif, check this out ....
Keris (Central Java)
Weapons typical Javanese, especially for the Yogyakarta and Central Java is a weapon containing mystical and sacred values. For the Javanese Javanese adherents of the flow, even keris is considered to have a soul and must be maintained, even bathed fed? pretty weird ... but that's what happened Keris has a long like a knife, it's just the shape that is unique, because of its shape writhed like a snake. According to the stories of the people of Central Java, Kris is an honor for the aristocracy (the palace) and inserted in the left waist as a symbol of courage and nobility.
Kelewang (Sumatra)
This is actually not a typical weapon tribes in northern Sumatra in the past, such as the Elephant Sword Piso surit or densely packed. Kelewang is more like a long sword is actually starting to be known in the 1900s as a means to rob the robbers in the past. Recorded in the 1980's, in the city of Medan, saber is often used as a tool for inter-gang fights or between organizations. Until now, the existence of saber machete fading replaced by shorter and more practical.
Parang Salawaku (Maluku)
a weapon that is often used by
the natives of Maluku in fighting against the enemy. One who uses a weapon of
war is when Kapitan Patimura war against the army and the people Belanda.Parang
means large knife, usually have a much larger size of the blade, but shorter
than the sword. Parang Salawaku hield itself has meaning. Shield is a tool used to
protect themselves and their weapons to fend off opponents
Mandau (Kalimantan)
Mandau believed to have efficacy
levels or magic. The power of magic is not only derived from the manufacturing
process through certain rituals, but also in the tradition of headhunting
(beheading opponents). When it (before the 20th century) the more people who
successfully kayau, then it uses the more powerful saber. Usually some hair
used to decorate the saber hilt. They believe that people who die in-kayau, his
spirit will inhabit saber so that it becomes magic. However, the function of
the saber has changed, ie as objects of art and culture, souvenirs,
collectibles and weapons for hunting, prune shrubs and farming.
Badik (Sulawesi)
This is a typical weapon Badik
traditional Makassar, Bugis, and Mandar who are dikepulauan Sulawesi. Size is
short and easy to carry everywhere, but do any of you know if badik supposedly
was out of the holster to put abstinence before taking blood.
Kujang (West Java)
Kujang is a unique weapon of West Java. Kujang began
to be made around the 8th century or the ninth, made of iron, steel and
prestige material, length about 20 to 25 cm and weighs about 300 grams. PKC is
a tool that reflects the acuity and critical power in life also symbolizes
strength and courage to protect the rights and truth. Is characteristic, both
as weapons, agricultural tools, symbol, ornament, or souvenirs. According
Trance karesian siksakanda ng stanza XVII, Cleaver is a weapon of the peasants
and has its roots in agriculture Sundanese culture.
Beladau (Sumatera)
is a dagger of Indonesia. The
blades are generally known in the Sumatra region of Riau to Mentawai. These
weapons are stabbing weapons and weapons slice. Beladau length is usually about
24cm. Dirk has a single-edged or double-edged blade, curved blade shape. The
blades of the handle to the tip of the tapered and curved to a point. The knife
has a center back. The cutting edge is on the concave side of the blade. The
handle is made of wood baladau and shiny, with the tip shaped like a peanut
stand. The veil is usually made of wood and shaped oval in the middle of
traffic.
Rencong (Aceh)
(Bahasa Aceh: reuncong) is a
traditional Acehnese dagger sharp weapons, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia
shape resembles the letter "L". Rencong included in a different
category of dagger with a knife or sword. Rencong have a similar form with the
keris. Rencong blade length can vary from 10 cm to 50 cm. Matau blades can be
curved like a dagger, but in many rencong, can also be straight as a sword.
Rencong put a dagger in a sheath made of wood, ivory, horn, or sometimes silver
or gold metal. In nature, rencong inserted between the belt in front of the
user's abdomen.
Piso Halasan (Tapanuli Batak North Sumatera)
is a single-edged sword, which is
slightly curved. The blades of the base a little wider, narrower in the middle,
being at the pointy end but wider than the middle. The handle is usually made
of deer antlers. Scabbards are usually made of metal which is then decorated.
Overall length is 76cm Piso Halasan length 50cm blade. Piso Halasan is the
epitome of greatness for himself hasangapon Batak people who bring benefits to
the people. Enforce the law in a fair and give way of life for the citizens.
They are intelligent, However afford to limit themselves to not fall to private
interests. Sharp mindset (piso) find a solution in every problem and looking
for opportunities to broaden prosperity. The knife is a symbol of intelligence,
and the sheath is a law that does solam limitation of the go to
acts that can be detrimental to society.
Kampilan (Kampilan)
Kampilan length about 100cm -
112cm, has one hand on the blade sharpness, widening at the end which is used
to add momentum to swing. In the history suku2 guillotine, kampilan can cut
your opponent's neck with just one blow. Kampilan is a long sword from the
Philippines, Sulawesi and Kalimantan islands Talaud of the 14th century. The
sword was developed by the Dayak tribe in Kalimantan. Then used by the Moro
tribe of Sulu and Mindanao regions, currently Kampilan still used some Muslim
tribe Maguiindanao Philippines and Moro Maranao.
Kerambit (Sumatera)
is a small hand-held knife-shaped
curve of Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. The
Western world calls this knife karambit minang being called kurambik. Weapons
are dangerous weapon because it can be used slashing and ripping limbs opponent
quickly and undetected. According to recorded history, Kerambit comes from
Sumatra to the west and began to use Java. According to folklore, inspired by
tiger claws. As with most of the weapons the archipelago, was originally an
agricultural tool designed to rake roots, gather rice straw and rice threshing
equipment. Designed as it becomes more curved to maximize cutting potential.
Karambit eventually spread through Indonesia's trade network to the neighboring
countries, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand.
Celurit (East Java)
Sabit, Celurit or agricultural
tools such as sickles blades are curved like a crescent moon. Although it looks
the same, the language of sickle and scythe tend to refer to farm tools,
sickles while the sharp weapon. Sickles into Madurese typical weapon used as a
weapon carok. This weapon is legendary as the weapon used by a character named
Sakera. Madurese usually includes khodam, a type of supernatural creature which
occupies an object, into sickles by way of reciting prayers before carok.
Sumpit (Kalimantan)
(Central Kalimantan language:
sipet) is a weapon used for hunting as well as in open combat or as a secret
weapon for the murder secretly. Using chopsticks is blown way. Terms of use
chopsticks or sipet has its own advantages as it can be used as a long-range
weapon and not destroy nature because natural ingredients making. And one of
the advantages of chopsticks or sipet has shot accuracy can reach 200 meters.
Many indigenous peoples have chopsticks for example in Indonesia Dayak tribes
and indigenous tribes in South America. Chopsticks are usually shaped tube that
allows small arrow shot into the target shot. In Japan, chopsticks are called
Fukiya used samurai used as a weapon to kill enemies poisoned child chopsticks
with poison from puffer fish.
Pedang Luwuk (Central java)
is a short sword from the island
of Java. This sword is found mainly in East Java and Central Java. It is said
that this sword called the Sword Luwuk, because it was made by a professor
named Ki Luwuk. The sword is believed to have magical powers because it is made
with a special ritual. The sword has been there from the Majapahit, sword Luwuk
listed as one of a deadly weapon in the war Paregreg. Pedang Luwuk should only
be used by the nobility or the knight in Java at the time. Luwuk is a
straight-edged sword. Part swords (wilah) from the base to the tip has the same
width, but there is also a sword Luwuk wilah the base is smaller than the
middle wilah. Blade (wilah) sword is made of iron or steel Damascus prestige.
At the end of the taper wilah shaped like a knife. Luwuk hilt is made of wood
or horn. Overall length Luwuk sword is not more than 85 cm.
Parang Nabur (Kalimantan)
This is scimitars from
Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The sword was made by the Sultanate of
Banjarmasin many early century 19.Parang Nabur is a double-edged sword with two
blades, curved sword forms. At the receiver Parang Nabur much influenced by
Europe. The handle is usually made of horn, being part of the sword made of
Damascus steel. The sword was heavily influenced by the short sword carried by
navy sailors Netherlands, and showed a perfect blend of European style with the
sword of Islam. Its size is small sword adapted to the Malays. Overall sword
length is 75 cm.
