Talk:Swords/@comment-101.119.19.176-20121231131720/@comment-5607198-20130113185337

this has been explained repeatedly, but let me spell it out entirely so it can be looked up easily:

HOW CORVO'S SWORD  WORKS

Corvo's sword consists of three sections.

the front of the handle is squeezed backward like the trigger buttons on your controller.

This activates a double-action switch inside the handle, which causes the middle section to be pulled out by an internal spring and lock in place, and the tip extends from the middle in the same manner.

upon squeezing the "trigger" again, the switch is pulled back into its original position, unlocking the blade sections, and pulling them back within the blade housing. The sword is now once again concealed in its handle.

Corvo tosses the blade because he's a badass. Daud does not, because he's examining it out of a mild curiosity.

Now, I give people a lot of crap for stating as fact what is only supposition, so I will point out here that nothing in the game affirms what I am saying as the absolute truth. However, I am assuming that the blade is supposed to be based on actual physically possible mechanisms, and extrapolating from the visual data we can gather from the game, and my own knowledge of how similar weapons function. There is, to the best of my knowledge and investigation, no other way for the blade to function and remain within the realm of possibility. Should someone more familiar with such machanisms or engineering be able to provide proof to the contrary, please do, then build the sword for youtube