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No Emblem Name Description 1: Emblem of Aceh: The Coat of arms of Aceh is called the Pancacita just like its motto, a sanskrit word which means "five hopes" each represented by symbols inside the emblem: justice is represented by scales, heroism represented by a rencong knife, prosperity represented by rice, cotton, and chimney, harmony represented by a mosque dome, and religiosity represented ...
The rencong (Acehnese: reuncong, Dutch spelling: rentjong, British spelling: renchong) is a type of knife originating in Aceh, Indonesia. Originally a fighting weapon, it is most often seen today in the martial art of pencak silat and worn during traditional ceremonies.
A Java arquebus (Indonesian and Malaysian: Bedil Jawa) is a long-barreled early firearm from the Nusantara archipelago, dating back to the early 16th century. The weapon was used by Javanese armies, albeit in low number compared to total fighting men, [ 1 ] : 387 before the arrival of Iberian explorers ( Portuguese and Spaniards ) in the 16th ...
During the Aceh War the Acehnese klewang proved very effective in close quarters combat against the sabre-wielding Dutch troops and the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. Mobile troops armed with carbines and klewang succeeded in suppressing Aceh resistance where traditional infantry with rifle and bayonet had failed. The Dutch klewang was ...
The Sikin Panjang is the most popular fighting weapon of the inhabitants of northern Sumatra.In the early years of the Aceh War against the Dutch (which began in 1873 and lasted for over thirty years) many Sikins were made, especially prior to 1879 when a start was made with disarmament of the population.
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Peurawot (also known as Porawet, Sikin Peurawot, Sikin Rawot) is a traditional whittling knife [1] of the Acehnese people from Aceh, Indonesia. [ 2 ] Description