Originally Posted by
Skyblade
Wrong, actually. It is possible to draw a sword longer than your arms. It all depends on the placement of the frog and the positioning of the belt. Many belts that hold swords (including Squall's) are lower than the belt loops on a pair of pants. If the sword is not longer from the top of the sheath to the arm fully extended in the opposite direction, it can be drawn. And the gunblade isn't that large.
Of course you can draw a long blade if it's got a short sheath -
or if there are places you can get a grip on the blade itself in order to draw a greater length, or if the sheath is positioned just so. That's theoretically possible with the gunblade, since Squall's in-game drawing/storing motion shows him fully extending his right arm to tuck the tip of the blade into his belt; at that point the weapon disappears. However, since it's about four feet long and several inches wide (about 4-5", judging by the picture), a sheath would be less practical than simply hanging the weapon through a loop, kind of like an axe loop. Less junk to get tangled around your feet when the weapon's drawn, and also a lot less weight too - the blade's width and thickness, not to mention the gun mechanism, would require a rather bulky sheath or scabbard.
I'm getting a 4'8" functional replica of a German Zweihänder made, so I'm only too aware of what's required in order to make a large weapon draw-able
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