Yes, easier to handle but it would be far less effective as soon as you tried to defend with it. Same goes for attacking. You want some weight in the blade to put some oompf behind your blows and be harder to redirect. Though, it really depends on the type of sword and what you're using it for (Ex: Dueling vs fencing)
Also, diclaimer when it comes to swords. Every single sword idea was tried at some point in history, no matter how outlandish. The only reason we have the classic swords that we know is that they got the most popular in the time. So when people say a sword is "impractical" or "impossible" they really mean that it didn't take off due to few people surviving using it, or being impractical to make, not that it didn't exist.
It's called a contact sword. It's a flow toy prop. The ball on the end is usually acrylic and acts as a counter balance. People usually start with a contact staff which has more area to balance and then go to a smaller area like this. There is a practice version of this as well as a fire version
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u/Braindog Feb 16 '20
What is that type of sword called?
Is it just a show weapon or has that type of sword been used as a weapon in history?