Hi David

It is not my call but I did link the other discussion regarding the hilts. I have pretty much said my say of own perspective on the matter and would defer to that other thread.

As the two swords in this particular thread had been the original focus and Jim had regarded the sidebars of deserving of another topic, maybe your thoughts about hilts and sword decoration in general deserve a separate thread or response and input to the other linked thread.

Cheers

GC