Hello Detlef,
BTW, don't saw off the pommel until you receive the replacement hilt!
I'd suggest to ask the carver to prepare the pommel with a rectangular socket and its final depth would determine where to saw off the damaged pommel. It's much easier to file the extending stump into a "nut" exactly fitting a given socket than having to carve the socket...
Maybe it would be good to provide the carver with a cast so that the fit is going to be as close as possible?
Regards,
Kai
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