The Javelin « Ngọn Lao », often erronemously called « Ngọn Giáo ».
(Đại-Việt - 19th century)

(Photo credit : Bộ-Viện Võ-Trận Đại-Việt)

       The Javelin « Ngọn Lao » was a category of Polearm fluently used in Đại-Việt on War Elephantback as Throwing Weapon during the combat.      

       Since later 19th century, another Category of Polearms was also invented from this Javelin previously quoted :

       - Either by combining this Javelin with Two Pertuisane Blades from Near Contemporary Period and by adding Two Edged Hooks oriented towards the Javelin jupe. This Polearm lately invented is called « Double Pertuisane XOA - Song-Mâu Xoa 雙 矛叉 » ;

       - Or by combining this Javelin with a Blade of « Buffalo Horned Xoa » ( Ngưu-Giác XOA - 牛 角 叉) » and by adding Two Edged Hooks oriented into the du Javelin Jupe for making it a new kind of « Combat Fork holding Two Hooks » called « Double Hooked Combar Fork XOA » ( Lưỡng Câu Tam-Cổ XOA - 兩 鉤 三 股 叉 ).