Items
Large, heavy single-edged example with iron mounts.
Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.
Made of lacquered wood, it depicts a Chinese-style tiger.
Rare type of rectangular wooden shield from Vietnam.
Called khiên in Vietnamese.
Probably from the French Tonkin campaign of the 1880s.
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".
With naginata-style blades, and lavish gilt copper mounts.