@Panaflex here's my vintage metal 'cone' part which is partly magnetic and it has a set screw to hold one end of the rod . . . as for the other end I need a vintage screw/bolt that has the same thread inside as the grenade neck-piece you can see attached here ...
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Chaïm
Very cool Chaim. I remember you mentioning the vintage cone, love it.
So your idea for the pommel end is to have just the threads from the neck-piece stick out of the square pommel hole for the nut to attach to? Hmm, this is interesting...
My dilemma will be the cone end for sure. The cone may wind up being the only non vintage part in the whole saber.