Here is a Tanto with a handforged steel 
guard…
Tanto w/Guard
1084FG
1/4″ spine
14″ OA length
8 1/2″ blade
5 1/2″ handle
Guard is handforge mild steel, filed stamped and hot fitted to the tang.
Handle is leather backed, hemp wrapped and epoxy soaked.
Leather sheath, hand stitched, dyed, waxed and tooled.
