Nagamaki

A while back, I played Dark Souls 2. I got to the final boss of the Crown of the Old Iron King DLC and got his sword. For whatever reason, I absolutely loved it.
So I took the time to make a Nagamaki in Creo.

The parts are done in millimeters.
All parts are also within 5 and 1/2 inches (the size of my print bay).
In total, the sword is about 4ft long, 2ft for the blade and 2ft for the handle.
I also know now that the diamonds on the handle aren't supposed to be a thing. But I'd already printed the handle when I went to wrap it, so I just improvised.

NOTE:
You'll need to sand the flat ends of the plugs down to match the round end. The plugs should end up looking like pills.

I also made an alt version of the handle end that allows you to attach some kind of decoration. Like a tassel.

FOR THE HANDLE:
For the center section, I used a red bungee cord. I started by putting a drop of crazy glue on the tip of the cord, the wrapping it around the handle. I applied glue along t