
17th century Vietnamese lance
With a black and gold metal sleeve, often called "sawasa".
17th century Javanese tombak
With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.
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.
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.
Indian spearheads and butt
A set for the beginning collector.
Vietnamese single edged spearhead
Large, heavy single-edged example with iron mounts.
Balinese spearhead with scabbard
With fine twist-core pamor and carved wooden scabbard.
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.
An interesting Japanese yari
Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.
Ming style spearhead
A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.
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.