The "novelty junk" in CLXV - Swords Swordsmas Special has the hilt and blade switched places and lengths, which makes it seem useless. But, this design inadvertently turns it into a boar spear, which have crossguards just below the spearhead because boars have a tendency to try Taking You with Me maneuvers against hunters. It's also ideal for performing a Mordhaunote German for "murder-strike" — that is, grabbing the sword by the blade and using the hilt as a mace, which tends to render armor ineffective, and is banned in sporting combat because it's a move intended for killing and only killing. In other words, this reverse sword is actually a quite practical design.
How do merblades walk? They have a sword hilt from the waist down, yet they seem to be able to move just fine, especially Sharp Sharply the merblade announcer.
It could be achieved via merblades hopping around.
has the hilt and blade switched places and lengths, which makes it seem useless. But, this design inadvertently turns it into a boar spear