I have a thought to rehilt a number of old Atrim swords. Can anyone suggest any shops that might do such work? I'm looking at katzbalger and "simpler" versions of complex hilts such as side rings with knuckle guard. Any comments welcome!

Try Ernie Roesler at Yeshua's Sword. He makes all kinds of custom hilt components. I'm having a type X shaped/hilted by him and he's been very communicative/straightforward. His prices and wait time seems really reasonable too.

You can see WIPs and past projects on his sites below:

http://www.yeshuas-sword.com/

https://www.facebook.com/yeshuas.sword

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I'm sure Christian Fletcher would be able to do an amazing Katzbalger for you.

http://www.christianfletcher.com

You might also want to try Darkwood Armory http://www.darkwoodarmory.com/ or Craig at Arms & Armor http://www.arms-n-armor.com/

Here's another vote for Ernie at Yeshua's Sword. His work is stellar, and his prices are very reasonable. He made a gorgeous fishtail pommel for my H/T Early Medieval.

Hello,

Id second darkwood Armoury,

Scott is a nice fellow to.

I'm sending a sword in to Yeshua's for rehilting, though its a Tinker, not an ATrim. I'll let all of you know how it turns out.