I enjoy the sword as a living art form. Repair is good. Restoration is a fine form of repair. I have no special sources for parts; it's catch as catch can. Sometimes large dealers seem to acquire batches of new old stock unused parts from factory cleanouts etc. It's primarily blades I've sourced this way, but for instance I remember one guy having apparently a couple hundred bayonet sheath tips. Anyway, nothing specific to help you. Of course repros are widely available for Japanese sword parts, but less so for European ones AFAIK.
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