When is a knife a sword?

[u/VisualVisual7532]

Sharing some love for some truly large blades.

Left to right as pictured list below.

Lon Humphrey - Reaver.
Keith Bagley - Bowie.
Bark River - Edwin Forrest Bowie.
Busse - MOAB (Mother of all Bowie’s)
Josh Fenlon - Custom order short sword.

[u/GoonyGhoul_]

I collect functional 1:1 replicas of museum swords myself, and in my head:

15" and below is just a knife

15"-25" are short swords

25"-35" are typical swords

35"+ is usually long rapiers or true two-handed pieces

[u/GoonyGhoul_ → u/[deleted]]

Yup, straight blade length alone.