FULL Restoration of DESTROYED Caucasian Shashka

Hello folks! Today I have a restoration and a total rescue of the shashka! I don’t even know where to start. In short, this is a non-statutory shashka sword of the 19th century, produced in Western Georgia, the type of shashka is Caucasian. Now, was some “master“ trying to make a katana out of this unique item? What?! Serious? Why? I was in shock. But, well, it’s time to save the item and restore the shashka as it should be! The first duty, I began to analyze the “handle“. It wasn’t easy, but I was lucky that the previous “master“ didn’t know how to use welding, so it took me 3 hours to do everything. Next, I used a rust remover, then washed, dried and oiled. Tang, then I had to go to the workshop to a friend because it took semi-automatic welding. The shank was made from a piece of steel plate of the same width and thickness, initially it turned out to be long (with a margin). The groove-to-groove fit method. Then, at home,