Sources for gladius hilt materials

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Thanks, Crispvs, and sorry for my bad english , the calf is the "young cow", isn't it ? But in this case I have tested a lot of them and I find not good because normally too short in the stright part in the middle.
May be you can suggest me something.

Concerning the wooden handle , I know the picture you mean but there are only 4-5 exemplars and that is why I said that the wooden grips don' t (normally) survive.