It is a sword hidden in a cane, with a dagger hidden in the hilt. It consisted of the blade of a scythe to which a sword hilt was attached. The sword hilt bears a lion's head. The sword consists of the blade and the hilt. Hat badges were often worn in conjunction with a decorative sword and hilt. To the left of the sword's hilt is a small hand. Count Dooku wields a standard lightsaber with a curved hilt. The sword was long and was characterized by a wasp-waist close to the hilt. Some historical rapier samples also feature a broad blade mounted on a typical rapier hilt. The newer looking, well-polished ring around the hilt of the sword represented their latest work. The most distinctive design element of the hilt is the pommel. Two-handed swords naturally had longer handles and were broad at the hilt. This anchors the blade securely into the hilt. The color of this crystal becomes the blade's color when installed into a lightsaber hilt. The tang is the extension of the blade to which the hilt is fitted.