Quote:
	
	
		| 
					Originally Posted by Philip
					
				 Hey Rick,
 From the photos it's hard for me to tell what the approximate dimensions are.  Question:  is the grip long enough to get a comfortable hold on, without the iron protrusions of the "pommel" area digging into the hand?  Reason I ask is that I wonder if this hilt was designed for talismanic or symbolic purposes.
 
 The blade seems beefy enough to do some damage, though.  How long is it?
 
 Philip
 | 
	
 Hey Philip,
The grip is not quite long enough to accommodate my hand.  The protrusions sort of dig into my hand so I agree it most likely has some type of talismanic or sumbolic purpose.  The blade is only 22" long but it is 2 1/4" wide at the forte.