Kapitel 211: Forging West Wind And East Cloud 2

What he focused on next were the hilts for both swords, since they're meant to be one handed longswords both hilts should be at least seven inches long, but Alex was going to make it possible for both swords to be combined together into a bigger blade, and as such he felt a little extra inch wouldn't be too bad. So instead of a seven-inch hilt, which honestly was a little ambitious for a one handed sword, he made it a nine-inch hilt. That way even if both swords were combined, he still had enough space to maneuver both hands up and down the hilt of the blade.