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Old 6th December 2011, 01:55 PM   #7
Stan S.
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Originally Posted by Atlantia
Sometimes these have coloured fabric incorporated into their mounts. I've seen ones with pierced sheet mounts with red fabric underneath.
The hilts are usually wire bound.
Thats what I thought. On a 2nd look there appears to be remains of the original wire binding at the bottom of the fabric piece. If this is the only thing that's missing, it would easily restorable.
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