Hi 
I know nothing about laser welding having never looked at it before this morning when I watched a you tube video or two 
Will it not leave a bead of weld at the join of the 2 metals which will look wrong 
And from my experience your eye will be drawn to the repair every time you pick up the item 
 
The proper way would be to remove the handles and solder on the inside as it was originally made as far as I know but I might be incorrect on the manafacturing process , would this be possible 
 
It looks to be a lovely sword and you are a brave man to do working on it  
 
Can the cross guard be wedged in place with spacers of balsa, this will be totally reversible and as the sword is now a decorative item the repair will not detract  
 
With this welding  job you have one go at it and the people doing the job are not expert at the repair job, quiet a scary situation 
 
Regards 
 
Ken
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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