by Chicken » Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:23 pm
I think if you really want one, you're going to be best off making the extra sword-trapping bit like an odd crossguard, and being careful to make it come close enough to the blade that it can't trap weapons (and thus not fingers, hands, etc.), and it's still going to be a crap shoot whether it passes at any given event.
If you tried to make it so it can actually catch weapons, it'll also be able to catch wrists and it won't pass.
Crossguards aren't technically subject to the 2.5" striking surface rule or the 2" pommel rule (though they may sometimes be tested that way anyway), so that'd be your best bet for not having it look stupid.
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