One of the very first civilizations appeared on the soil of Vietnam, with Văn Lang and Âu Lạc were the earliest kingdoms that emerged from this Dong Son Culture. At this time, bronze weapons were extensively used, such as bronze arrows, bronze crossbow triggers and bronze swords.
Figure 1: Bronze long swords of the Dong Son Era
Figure 1: Bronze long swords of the Dong Son Era
Figure 2 & 3: Dong Son bronze daggers and short swords
Figure 4: Dong Son Bronze Spearheads
Figure 5: Bronze arrow trigger of a crossbow
Figure 7 & 8: Bronze sword, discovered from Viet Khe funeral site in Hai Phong (Mộ thuyền Việt Khê), Dong Son Era. This sword was belonged to a Vietnamese clan leader who was buried in boat coffin. It was similar to Chinese swords of the Warring State Era.
Figure 9 & 10: Dong Son bronze armor plates
THE FEUDAL PERIOD (938 AD - 1945 AD)
Figure 12: Helmet of a Vietnamese general, circa XV-XVII century
Figure 13: Cannons and cannon balls of Le Dynasty, XV-XVII
Figure 14: Swords and small cannons of Tay Son Army, XVIII century
Figure 15: A soldier of Tay Son Dynasty in Cochinchine (circa 1792–1793), painted by William Alexander.
Figure 17: Imperial guards of Nguyễn Dynasty, armed with long spears, at the beginning of XX c
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