Lost Companions/Vanity Pets

When we lose/delete limited companions/vanity pets (like the CE ones or Tyrael's Hilt), the stable masters are supposed to offer you a replacement. I was lucky-enough to get Tyrael's Hilt and after Patch 3, it became "account bound," so I could mail it to all my characters to "learn."

The Hilt itself is currently on an alt, but it occurs to me that maybe I want a physical copy on my main (a hunter). I go to the stable master and he doesn't offer to give it, or any other limited companion I've learned, back to me. I figure, maybe that's because the one physical copy is on an alt. The thing is, he doesn't offer to return the CE pets I've already learned, on that character or any other.

CE pets I can always get by creating a new character, but regarding Tyrael, how do I test this without deleting my physical copy (and thus risk being unable to give it to future chars)? After rude, vile responses in the general channel, one person suggested CS forums. So CMs/players in the know, is it possible to get my physical Tyrael's Hilt on more than one character? People say they can get their lost pets back, but none of the CE/Quest Reward ones are being offered, even after their summoning "items" have been physically destroyed (some of the items remained after being "learned").

Thanks!