I have always stayed clear of any medieval swords that aren't peened. Not only do I find hex assemblies to be intolerably inauthentic but apparently they need to be regularly tightened up when used for test cutting. I don't alter the fittings of my swords so is there any other reason to get one? I sometimes get bitterly disappointed when I find a sword I that I would have otherwise purchased if it wasn't assembled this way.

I'm not aware of any evidence that cats were allowed into armouries or onto the walls, cupboards and wardrobes of mead halls to disturb swords or displodge any weapons at all really.

How different Beowulf would have turned out if, just as Grendel loomed, Tiddles was off with Hrunting, or how the outcome of 778AD would have been different if Mr Fluffybuttons had hidden Durendal under a sofa.

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Peened hilts lossen over time, just as thread hilts do however its also a question of usage people who fence will see more wear and tear than people who just do light cutting. Ease of manufacturing if you're already set up to do threaded hilts why not just keep doing it? One doesn't really have much advantage over the other.