NCO Habaki Question

[Ratill]

Was the NCO model 95 habaki cast or folded and soldered. I have read that the commissioned officer's habaki was cast. I know it is thicker (it won't fit in an NCO scabbard throat) and the NCO habaki doesn't have that notch on the top. If the NCO was folded and soldered, I was thinking of making it because I need one (along with the aluminum hilt and a seppa).

Sincerely,

R Tillman