What lesser known historical sword designs do you all think would make for lightsaber design inspiration? Lately for me, I have been inspired by Byzantine spathions because they have what clearly could translate to an emitter. Heck, I think it would be cool to see an ergonomically slim grip on a lightsaber (slimmer than even vhc parts) in which the battery is perpendicular and the design reminiscent of Migration Period swords.

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