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					Originally Posted by mariusgmioc
					
				 
				Of course it is originally cast. Almost all metallic hilts are first cast in a raw shape, then chiseled to give them the final detailed shape.  
 
They are definitely not chiseled directly from a raw iron ingot.
  
			
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 Interesting, I did not give the process much thought, but if this was the case there really should be more examples.