Long knife, or sword, with a bone handle. The bone handle curves to one side and is carved with a hole in the centre and a circular knob on the end. The handle grip is wrapped with tightly woven metal links and secured with overlaying wire. The base of the blade has a row of brass inlay dots extending towards the point; where the dots end, a swirl pattern cut through the steel begins. One edge of the blade tapers three times before reaching the point.

Ceremonial knife with a long, straight blade and a dark brown wooden handle. Handle decorated with braided bands; blade has a coating of old varnish and the end has two barbs.

Small, dagger-like knife (a) with sheath (b). Both handle and the end of the sheath have a notched design and three holes. Welded and forged steel, carved wood. Sheath made in two pieces and bound together by bands of sheet nickel. Simple curved handle with plain ferrule.

Knife (a) with sheath (b) in which a small blade (c) is inserted. Knife has a curved blade etched (?) on one side with series of irregular, dark, patch-like shapes. The blade passes through a silver-coloured steel (?) sheath, with the tang (two-holed) inserted into the wooden handle, passing through a gold lacquered wooden guard. Each side of the handle is inlaid with an ivory plaque carved with a dragon figure; lotus carved ivory at end . Sheath (b) of wood with gold lacquer bamboo leaf design, inlaid with insects and plants of ivory, mother-of-pearl, and stones, with ivory end; wood badly split, inlays crudely repaired. Small blade, curved, is missing handle; stained red.

Knife made of black stone, flaked on two edges to form a pointed tip.

Long wooden knife that tapers to a sharp pointed end. A rice plant and a duck in flight are designs that have been carved on the shaft of the knife. A long silk tassel and netsuke are attached at the end. The tassel attaches to the knife through a hole at the end and wraps around the handle of the knife along with a piece of olive green silk fabric.

Long black knife case (part a) with an orange tassel looped through a hole at the end of the handle (part b). Two gold coloured lines are painted where the knife covering and knife handle meet. The knife blade is slightly curved. There are gold, red, green and light blue designs on one side of the knife case.

White double-sided ivory knife with rounded cutting surfaces that end in slight points. The handle features deer and leaf motifs painted in gold and black. A circular green, gold and white paper label is affixed near one end.

Jack-knife with a forged blade that has a straight cutting edge and a tip that tapers at an angle. The blade is hinged to the wooden handle, which is oval in cross-section, with a metal ferrule.

Throwing knife with a long blade and a protruding segment near the midpoint of the length. Above the protruding element, the blade curves towards the protruding segment, and then abruptly curves back near the tip. The butt end is pointed and plant fibre is wrapped around the handle shaft.