Vietnamese ceremonial saber
A magnificent example of a Vietnamese ceremonial saber, or guőm.
Vietnamese rattan shield
Called khiên in Vietnamese.
A Vietnamese straightsword kiem
With a substantial, quality blade.
Nanban tsuba & Asian export sword guards
For long, "nanban tsuba" literally "Southern barbarian sword-guards" have been a catch-all classification for sword guards for Japanese swords (tsuba), that show foreign influence.
A Vietnamese kiem
A very good Vietnamese ceremonial kiem of the Nguyen dynasty.
An ivory hilted kiem
The grip made of a single piece, worked in high relief.
Vietnamese musket with silver lock
Cochinchina, second half of the 18th century.
Vietnamese matchlock
A nice example with fossil elephant or mastodon molar butt plates.
Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber
An unusual Vietnamese officer saber of the 19th century, with an all-horn hilt.
Old Cham sword
In excavated condition. Probably 15th-17th century.
16th century Vietnamese saber
Showing the strong Japanese influence on Vietnamese sword making of the time.
Exceptional Vietnamese saber
With mountings of meticulously worked copper with silver overlays
All-metal ceremonial guom
With captured French blade, ground down to fit.
Antique Vietnamese arms
Vietnam produced some of the finest mother-of-pearl inlays, seen on for example on the scabbards of ceremonial swords and sabers.
A signed Vietnamese fighting saber
Presented in this article is a somewhat rare example of a purely practical Vietnamese fighting saber,