Following the course about Relic, I went with another classic, so far only the hilt, using stucci and clouds for the displacement.
The curve was composed of 10 points shrinked to mimic the placements of fingers on the hilt like older fleurets.
obviously still a long way to go, though this course is fun !
Evolution, added some bronze, a couple of rings, a bottom, and some Blender textures, not automat, yet. and some compositing.