Pommels Anyone?

[Jeffrey Hull]

Here is the deal:

I have destroyed the tang and pommel of a longsword due to tragic failure from Mortschlag etc. I can rebuild this thing into a bastard-sword, as substantial and workable tang still exists. I know how to do that. I have done similar before. I need neither advice about that, nor preaching against that, and so forth. I use my weaponry and now I must fix said weaponry. What I need is an item for doing that -- one new pommel. Yet finding said item is proving impossible.

What I want is a wheel-pommel or maybe scent-stopper pommel; of 1.5 to 2.0 inch diameter / length; with a 0.25 inch hole drilled thorough center; made of steel, or maybe brass or bronze. Plain and simple.

Yet nobody -- nobody -- is willing to sell me that. I do not want such a thing with "a 7/8 inch hole for use on rattan staves in SCA martial activities". I do not need some guy named after a miacid to sell me such from a web-site that has a bunch of broken links. I do not want something with a "taping fork" splaying out of it. I do not want something of aluminum, pewter, titanium, uranium, whatever etc.

This is not an unreasonable thing to ask. Yet for some bloody reason, it seems so when one peruses the InterWeb to seeking such.

Any useful reasonable ideas are appreciated.

[Curt Dunham]

Try a local machine shop. They should be able to make exactly what you want.

[Brian Hunt]

I reccomend making your own wheel pommel. buy a 1 foot length of round stock for here http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=198&step=2 of the appropriate diamater. The either use a hacksaw (lots of work) or take it to a welding or maching shop and cut off a pommel of the thickness you require. Put your new pommell in a drill press and drill your 1/4 inch hole. This should give you exactly what you want instead of being at the mercy of what others are willing to sell to you. You could even etch it with a design such as a cross or something. You could also make a scent stopper pommel from round stock, it will just take a lot of grinding on your part to get the correct shape.

hope this helps.

Brian Hunt
GFS

[Jeffrey Hull]

Thanks for the ideas guys -- good luck!

[Jeffrey Hull]

Resolution found :

Albion had a thing quite acceptable called "Mild Steel Cocked Hat pommel blank" that I ordered today, part of Moat Sale, only $10.

[JeffGentry]

JH

That was my first thought they usualy all sort's of nice little odd's and end's such as rough pommel's, cross gaurd's and such.

Glad you found what you wanted, let us know how it goes.


Jeff