It's about a 28" blade - not sure without going downstairs to where it's been dumped unceremoniously by the door, and trips down/up stairs have been limited by statute at present - with a single hand (not longsword) hilt about 8" long including cross and pommel, suspended by two straps to the belt from the throat of the scabbard: one fore, one aft, the former being longer so it hangs slightly to the rear.
It used to have both straps on the rear, the second about 8" down the scabbard and connected to the back of the belt, but I felt this gave too pronounced a backward tilt so I changed it. It also flopped about more, whereas this suspension holds it tighter to the body.
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Date: 2007-05-13 08:19 pm (UTC)It used to have both straps on the rear, the second about 8" down the scabbard and connected to the back of the belt, but I felt this gave too pronounced a backward tilt so I changed it. It also flopped about more, whereas this suspension holds it tighter to the body.