17th century Javanese tombak
With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo
A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.
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.
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.
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.
Tibetan spearhead
Of slender type with a chiseled iron knot shaped bolster.
A Sinhalese spear
A nice example of a rare type of weapon from the Sinhalese arsenal.
Tanjore spearhead
Description
A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped blade.
Indian javelin head
With leaf-shaped blade with strong ribbed feature on either side.
Chinese tiger fork
One of the classic weapons in Chinese martial arts.
A south Indian spearhead
A large example of a type called sang.
Chinese javelin head
Description
At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing spearhead.
