[Moltke]

the 26-cm-long yellow-brown sword

That's just over 10 inches - not much of a sword. Perhaps they meant 26 in.

[Ramius]

Yah. 26cm? It looks bigger than that, even if the grip was made for a fairly small single hand. Judging by the photo, if the grip is even only 5 inches (fairly small) I make the over length then as over 25 inches. So a 26 inch length could be about right.

Also... Love the finger grips for the first two fingers. They’d be less pronounced under whatever material was used to wrap the grip but that sure seems to be what they are. Not unlike some modern finger grips for pistols.

[Smokin' Joe]

It looks, judging from the grip, to be roughly the size of a gladius. Figure about 4 inches length for the hand grip.

The short sword seems a status symbol of a civil official. It has both decorative and practical functions, but is not in the shape of sword for military officers,

Did someone throw a civil servant in the river??

[ArtDodger]

A human poniard would be a broadsword ... to a hobbit.

[Hatteras]

Zhan Shi Barbie...

Gee, I put it down for just a minute to tweet that loser, Ken... Anybody see my sword?...