A classic mistake that sometimes occurs when a knifemaker decides to make a sword, Cold Steel is a good example, is that the sword is made with more or less the same proportions as a knife, resulting in a sword that's way too heavy for it's length. Swords are light weapons. When you look at the actual weight of medieval and renaissance era swords it sounds almost ridiculous how little they weigh and how close to the hilt the balance is. Swords generally weren't used against armor anyway, so they only need to be light enough to cut through clothes and flesh. Nimbleness and speed in hand and reach beats raw power any day of the week, when it comes to swords. I don't know the exact proportions of the blade in this thread, but unless there's some serious distal taper on it, I have a feeling I'd rather call it a big knife than a sword.