Vietnamese officer gươm
With staghorn grip finely carved with plum blossoms.
Vietnamese officer's gươm
Of a late 19th century type with a silver-backed hardwood grip.
Ceremonial gươm truòng
Of an all-wooden construction, simulating a sheathed long saber.
Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair
With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.
Vietnamese double swords
A rare combination of full-length double Vietnamese swords with live blades.
Large Vietnamese trường đao
Of very good quality for this type of weapon.
Vietnamese straightsword
It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.
A large Vietnamese falchion
Description
A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better name for the type.
Asian export disc guard
The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.
Asian Export sword guard
A large imported "Canton" sword guard with paired dragons chasing a jewel.
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.
Asian export sword guard
A robust Chinese or Vietnamese sword guard of rare form, probably imported into Japan by Dutch or Chinese merchants.
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.
Horn hilted Vietnamese officer's saber
An unusual Vietnamese officer saber of the 19th century, with an all-horn hilt.
Ancient Cham sword
In excavated condition. Probably 14th or 15th 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.
A signed Vietnamese fighting saber
Presented in this article is a somewhat rare example of a purely practical Vietnamese fighting saber,