I would not recommend replacing the guard on this Garden patent hilt.
Only a dozen or so Gardens are known.
Disassembly always raises questions of originality and can devalue swords.
An operational folding guard isn't necessary to a display sword.
I have a Garden patent hilt sword and the VR appears to be shot out and I do not plan on replacing the guard. Likely the officer left it as is because of the history behind the damage.
The number on the blade spine is 405, is yours numbered?
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