Did you make the hilt yourself? Bending that width of bar on a stake would be really difficult. Guess youd remove as much as possible when flat and then bend, heat and shape on an anvil. I may have a go at making the bars on one I've marked out a bit wider. Wish me luck.
Either way I think the swords I like most are these little beautys from the Royal Armouries. EJs' are brilliant repros of these generic types.
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