Greetings,

I would be inclined to build a custom supporting stand out of ethafoam and
corrugated board.  Additional pieces of ethafoam can be placed at the
corners and narrow edges to protect the hilt and the point.

Thank you,

Michael R.

On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 3:41 PM Ilana Short <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>
> I have a fencing sword that measures 47.5” in length and 12.5” in width at
> the hilt. I have looked at scroll boxes and large poster tubes from
> Hollinger but they aren’t wide enough to accommodate the hilt. I don’t want
> to just wrap them in tissue because I am worried about things hitting the
> hilt.
>
> Any suggestions? Are there commercially available sword storage boxes?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ilana Short
> Vault Manager
> Inveniem
> [log in to unmask]
>

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