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					Originally Posted by  Lee
					 
				 
				I can surely see why this would be a favorite! 16th century? Would this be classified as a writhen hilt? 
			
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 Thats a good question Lee, I have trouble with all these fancy terms. I would think writhen is a tighter 'weave', kinda like my shoelaces 

 but its hard to say. This looks more like some sort of blossom?