UBB.threads Forums Edged Weapons Army, Navy, and Luftwaffe Forum FW HOLLER HEER-ALUM. GUARD & POMMEL- REAL?

HI FELLAS - AS TO THE ALU GUARD AND POMMEL, I CANT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT FAKE ONES SO I FIGURE DESPITE THE PRETTY POOR CASTING THEY'RE OK. (TW'S ARMY BOOK P.35 CALLS THIS GUARD DESIGN 'RARELY SEEN'-THO HE SHOWS A NON-ALU ONE)

BY THE WAY, SOMEONE SHELLAC'D THEM, MAYBE TO DISGUISE THE BUBBLED PLATING (?) OR MAYBE IT'S EXTRA TRICK ZAPON ? ANYHOW, HOW BEST TO REMOVE?

FOR ITS PART, THE PLATED, NO TANG-MARK 'EARLY' BLADE HAS A MID-PERIOD HOLLER LOGO I'M A LITTLE DUBIOUS OF.

FINALLY, THE BOTTOM-MOST GRIP SEGMENT STARTS OUT MUCH 'FATTER' THAN THE ONES ABOVE IT THEN LOSES WEIGHT AS IT SPIRALS UP.

WOULD MUCH APPRECIATE COMMENTS, AND THANKS ALL IN ADVANCE!