Very true. Hilts _and pommels_ are often replaced because of hand-sweat's salinity. And due to the different steel qualities, swords retrieved from churches or tombs often needed to have both replaced.
In cold, dry climates, _oiled_ blades kept protected within leathern scabbards often survived for long periods (even if the scabbard did not) , while he exposed hilts/pommels suffered direly.
IIRC, we had an interesting thread on that years ago, didn't we Jim?
To me, the pommel looks good, but it might be a replacement. How easy was it to replace a pommel?
Nando, is the sword well balanced? If its not, there we have the answer.
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