Thats pretty damn good mate!! I agree with dave..some bevels and maybe just a couple of extra loops on the gard and tweak it to a slight rounder shape......well done man. With the textured one...it might be my screen but I reckon the lighting is 'flat' and the details are quite dark, Im no expert here so I will leave it at that.
cheers bullet
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes