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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 Amanremu has a straight, single edged blade with a bulbous curve near the tip. The blade is from the handle to tip, where its thickness narrows down and its width widens toward the tip with a bulbous shape near the end.
The emblem consists of a five-sided base symbolizing the Pancasilaic soul and spirit of the Jambi people, a mosque with 6 holes, 5 top foundations, 7 bottom foundations, and a keris representing the birth of the province on 6 January 1957, and the mosque itself representing the religion of the Jambi people.
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 ...
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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The rencong or renchong is a pistol-gripped knife from Aceh. The blade is straight but with a slight curve. In terms of social stature, the rencong in Aceh is comparable to the kris in Malay and Javanese culture. Tumbok Lada. The tumbuk lada (or tumbuak lado in the Minangkabau language) is a Minang blade from West Sumatra. Literally meaning ...
The total land area of Jambi city is 169.887 km 2 (66 sq mi). Jambi City is located in the southwestern portion of the Sumatran Basin, a low-lying area in Eastern Sumatra with an altitude of 0 to 60m above sea level. A segment of the Batang Hari River, the longest river in Sumatra at 1,700 km (1,056 mi), flows through Jambi City.