That was okay, but then Leo (Tod) Todeschini of Tod's Stuff unveiled his multiple interpretations of the famous Wallace Collection A479. Since A479 is thought to (possibly) once have had a narrower blade, I immediately started thinking about Tod's guard on my recent sword project. There are several surviving examples of this type of guard on narrow blades, and one in particular got my blood up for Tod's guard. (first image below, composite by Nathan Robinson from Hermann Historica images)
I've had good trade with Tod, and decided to take a wild shot at getting one of his A479 guards. To my great surprise and luck, he did have a rough casting and was willing to sell it to me.
I happily replaced the Windlass guard on my sword with Tod's guard. Then I gave the sword a plain scabbard in my usual style. The belt is a bit thicker than I'd like, but was the most readily available. Buckle and strap end are from Tod.
The chape is a modified Windlass piece. Bronze would be better, but this one is fine.
This sword is 42.5" overall. COG 3.5" below guard.



















