A cup hilt rapier

[M ELEY]

Ditto on the envy part, my friend! One of these days, I've got to find that 'loose back window to the museum' you seem to be robbing these days-

Just curious...do you ever remove modern hilt wrapping to inspect the wood core beneath? Replace it with period or very old wire? I've got a smallsword with modern wire that I've considered stripping.

Mark