17th century Javanese tombak
With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
Jūmonji yari (十文字槍)
Japanese word for a cross shaped spear
17th century Vietnamese lance
With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".
Jumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane
Made in the 16th century, for the warrior monks of the Hozo-in temple in Nara.
Flintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
Allūbung
Ifugao word for a woven rattan covering on handles and shafts.
Group of arms from Tonkin
Probably from the French Tonkin campaign of the 1880s.
Jūmonji yari (hozon)
A fine cross-shaped yari made by Enju Nobakatsu, with NBTHK Hozon papers.
Yari (槍)
Japanese word for spear or spearhead
Kusabi-hi (楔樋)
Japanese term for an irregular hamon sometimes found on spearheads
Yajirigata yari (鏃形槍)
Japanese for arrowhead-shaped spearhead
Yari with kusabi-hi
Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.
Chinese crescent spearhead
A robust and heavy example, crafted with care.
Bikaner lance head
With square cross-section point and several Bikaner armory markings.
Persian wootz double spearhead
Finely crafted wootz blade, and golden inlays at the base.
Neyze (نیزه )
Persian word for spear/lance.
Persian wootz spearhead
Made using Persian wootz. Pronounced features, chiseled socket.
Pair of Siamese royal pole arms
With naginata-style blades, and lavish gilt copper mounts.
Indian spearheads and butt
A set for the beginning collector.
Vietnamese single edged spearhead
Large, heavy single-edged example with iron mounts.
Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu
With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.
Balinese spearhead with scabbard
With fine twist-core pamor and carved wooden scabbard.
South Indian spearhead
From Tamil Nadu. With clean lines and precise geometry.
Kay-yan
A type of javelin used by the Igorot headhunters of Luzon.
Sinalawitan
A type of multi-barbed javelin used by the Igorot of Luzon.
Falfeg
An Igorot barbed war javelin.
Fang-kao
An Igorot javelin type with a wide, barbless head.
Igorot headhunter javelin
With exceptionally wide blade, forged with a hardened leading edge.
South Indian spear butt
Made of iron, weighted with two flattened spheres, all with chiseled decoration.
Javanese gold overlaid spear blade
Once part of a trisula, made on Java in the 17th century.
Wavy Chinese spearhead
Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.
Construction of the Qing dynasty long spear
From an 1812 text regarding the manufacture of Qing military equipment.
Antique Chinese spearhead 3
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
Antique Chinese spearhead 2
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
Antique Chinese spearhead
Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.
A rare Burmese spear
A fine example with silver overlaid spearhead and silver ferrule with niello inlay.
Silver plated Tanjore spearhead
A large and heavy example with chiseled decor and silver overlaid base.
Hlan (လှံ)
Burmese for spear, lance, or javelin.
Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo
A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.
Sinhalese lacquer work
Sri Lankan craftsmen used methods of applying decorative lacquer that did not involve a brush to great effect.
Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao
Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.
An interesting Japanese yari
Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.
Yem nguyệt đao (偃月刀)
Vietnamese version of the Chinese yǎnyuèdāo (偃月刀)
Qing piandao polearm
Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.
Sinhalese patisthānaya
A very fine example retaining its original lacquered shaft.
Patisthānaya
A Sinhalese processional polearm.
Patisthāna
Alternative name for a Sinhalese processional polearm. See patisthānaya below.
Ming style spearhead
A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.
Large spearhead from South India
An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.