{{Short description|Long arquebus or musket from Java}}
[[File:Indonesian matchlock 19th century.jpg|thumb|300x300px|19th century [[Indonesia]]n matchlock, this weapon is smaller and shorter than the Java arquebus. ]]
A '''Java arquebus''' ({{langx[[Indonesian language|jv|bedhil}};Indonesian]] and [[Malaysian {{Script/Javalanguage|ꦧꦼꦝꦶꦭ꧀}}Malaysian]]: ''Bedil Jawa'') is a long-barreled early [[firearm]] from the [[JavaNusantara (archipelago)|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,<ref>{{Cite book |editor-last=Tarling |editor-first=Nicholas |title=The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia: Volume One, From Early Times to c. 1800 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1992 |isbn=0521355052}}</ref>{{Rp|387}} before the arrival of [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] explorers ([[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] and [[Spaniards]]) in the 16th century. In historical records, the weapon may be classified as [[arquebus]] or [[musket]].<ref group="Note">Musket originally refers to a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating heavy armor (see Arnold, 2001, ''The Renaissance at War'', p. 75–78). Java arquebus is larger than ordinary arquebus and has good penetration ability.</ref>
