I recently finished this blade for a gentleman that does revolutionary war reenacting. It is a hand forged blade from 1095. (Quenched and tempered). 10" blade and 3/16" finished thickness. Just over a 4" hidden tang. I slotted the tang and welded in a 1/4" carriage bolt for the thread. The gaurd and pommel are solid brass. The gaurd was cut and ground from 3/16" x 3" brass. Annealed about 20 times as I slowly hammered it to shape and all hand filed and hand sanded the shell. The pommel is 1-1/2" hexagonal brass bar stock that I ground to 1-1/4" so I knew it was square. Drilled and tapped to thread on. 45° angles on the end and 16° angles on the handle side and hand sanded to final shape. All the brass was buffed to a nice golden mirror shine. The handle was made from a 1-1/2" square block of birdseye maple. Ground to size, shaped with files, and hand sanded to 400 grit. Topped off with 3 coats of danish tongue oil and hand buffed. I vinager etched the blade for about 18 hours and cleaned it up before final assembly. Everything was epoxy'd as I went. Right down to the final turn of the pommel. Its feels good in the hand and is quite well balanced. Feedback is welcome and appreciated. Thanks.