"1.4.1.5. The minimum overall length of a Class 1 is 12 inches plus the length of the handle and pommel."
This might need to be re-worded to be a bit less vague. To me it seems like the original intent was that the minimum entire length of a blue weapon is 12 inches, period. Then the "plus the length of the handle and pommel" was added as an afterthought. The wording may very well cause confusion and is not gramatically correct at any rate.
To whit I offer this permutation of the original component:
1.4.1.5. The minimum length of the striking surface of a Class 1 weapon is 12 inches.
Has there been a definitive resolution as to the minimum overall length of a blue weapon yet? If not, might I suggest a total length of no less than 20 inches, to ensure that a proper hande and sturdy, safe pommel are subsumed within the weapon's construction.
Of course, if I am wrong, and the rule really is a 12" total minimum, feel free to jump down my throat.