An easy and pretty good looking way to
cover the hole is to use a strip of leather and wrap it around the pommel. I’ve
seen a few this way and they look very nice. I’ve also seen one with a
square patch, an obvious alteration.
Kathy
Mike wrote:
I did it myself once. There was a steel
rod going straight up the middle of the horn, like 3/8" square if I
remember, had to saw through with a hacksaw. After that it was just an issue of
refinishing the bare spot.
