Wide Sino-Vietnamese knife
Large bowie-type blade with prominent raised backedge.All-metal Vietnamese kiem
A very rare ceremonial variety with copper scabbard inlaid with different alloys, and a brass blade.Vietnamese dha in early style
Wih fine embossed silver mounts and an unusual blade with spiked tip.Burmese silver manuscript holder
For holding and protecting important documents.Burmese silver lime container
Finely worked in repousse with ten figures on container and lid.Thai gilded silver niello sword
Straight gold inlaid blade and silver-gilt niello mounts.Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set
An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string boardSE Asian dha with "Musashi tsuba"
In excavated condition, with copper alloy hilt.Unusual Vietnamese trường đao
With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.A Tonkinese saber
Northern Vietnam, 19th centuryThai wooden shield
Made of lacquered wood, it depicts a Chinese-style tiger.17th century Vietnamese lance
With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".Japanese inspired Asian sword
Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees who settled along the coast.Ntugalu
Kachin name for a long straight sword.Silver mounted dha
With entirely silver covered hilt and silver mounts on scabbard.Rare bird dha
One of the rarest forms of dha, with a hilt and scabbard carved like a bird.Heavy dha
The thick and heavy blade is marked with a script that has yet to be identified.Burmese dha with interesting blade
With inscriptions on blade, unusual grooves, and brass inlaid copper mounts.Mainsa dha
Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.One of my favorite items...
... and it is not even a weapon!