Thank you Kai, Battara and David for your insights! I now realize the value of the hilt it came with. I have to remind myself to preserve the character of an antique blade like this rather than "upgrade." It seems in "upgrading" the parts, I will be downgrading its historical value. I'm grateful to you all for sharing your thoughts.
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Originally Posted by David
I also concur that you should show the whole blade. Sort of a tease to draw attention to a twisted core and then not properly show it.   |
My apologies for this David. I was fixated on the hilt and the tang that I didn't realize this post would seem like a tease. Certainly unintended. I had planned on showing the whole blade after etching and with the hilt attached but I can do that later. For now, below are photos from the dealer.