A VIETNAMESE SWORD (GUAM), 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged fullered blade, characteristic silver hilt including guard and knuckle-guard chased with fire-breathing dragons on the outer face, lion head pommel and bone grip carved with fluting on the rear face, in its silver-mounted hardwood scabbard finely inlaid with elaborate foliage and tendrils, with large silver locket, middle-band and chape decorated en suite with the hilt 60.8 cm; 24 in blade A similar sword illustrated Hales 2013, p. 201, no. 485.