Wow. You are back. - With a bang!!

Great post. Highlights a lot of issues very well.

One thing it demonstrates is that quality has much wider definitions than the shape of a crown guard. The absence from the standard catalogue does not mean it could not or should not have been made.

What many find difficult is to distinguish between the cheap and poorly made and the fantasy versions which are really quite good.

The trick is to operate in a bracket where reps are good enough to be plausible, but not too espensive. But knowing where to draw the lines can be difficult.