Reference Tools for South East Asian Edged Weapons

imas560 · 30th August 2010, 10:07 PM

Hello all,
I have an interest in South East Asian edged weapons particularly Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
I am trying to locate approx 3-5 books for a reference toolbox.
So far I have the following:

I have access to "Moro Swords" by Robert Cato.

I own a copy of "Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago" by van Zonneveld.

I was about to track down a copy of Gardner's "Keris and Other Malay Weapons" but the reviews/advice didn't make me think the book should be in the top 3 for reference/research.

There is also a post in this forum in regards to a book to be published by Tim Rodgers that is currently being reviewed by some of the forum members.

Then there is the online reference tools such as this site.
If anyone could point me in the right direction for definitive reference books I would be most thankful.

30th August 2010, 10:07 PM	#1
imas560 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 180	Reference Tools for South East Asian Edged Weapons Hello all, I have an interest in South East Asian edged weapons particularly Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. I am trying to locate approx 3-5 books for a reference toolbox. So far I have the following: I have access to "Moro Swords" by Robert Cato. I own a copy of "Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago" by van Zonneveld. I was about to track down a copy of Gardner's "Keris and Other Malay Weapons" but the reviews/advice didn't make me think the book should be in the top 3 for reference/research. There is also a post in this forum in regards to a book to be published by Tim Rodgers that is currently being reviewed by some of the forum members. Then there is the online reference tools such as this site. If anyone could point me in the right direction for definitive reference books I would be most thankful.