Items
With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".
Probably from the French Tonkin campaign of the 1880s.
Finely crafted wootz blade, and golden inlays at the base.
Made using Persian wootz. Pronounced features, chiseled socket.
With naginata-style blades, and lavish gilt copper mounts.
Large, heavy single-edged example with iron mounts.
With fine twist-core pamor and carved wooden scabbard.
With exceptionally wide blade, forged with a hardened leading edge.
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.
Of slender type with a chiseled iron knot shaped bolster.