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Originally Posted by werecow
I look forward to reading it! If you want any more closeups of a specific part of the sword or the scabbard, let me know. }|  ) |
I apologize, the search process was somewhat delayed. Here are examples of guards with a shield that have a clear French influence.
And also an example of a hilt with an insert, where the curls are facing down. I'm assuming that this hilt was made much later than yours.