Double length habaki

[Gerry]

There's a shinken for sale on Yahoo auctions that has what is seems to be a double length habaki.

 

Has anyone seen anything like this before? I wonder what's the advantage of having a longer habaki?

 

https://www.jauce.com/auction/q1148573473

[PhoenixDude]

It's not about how long it is, it just needs to rub the sides of the hole. 

[Gerry]

2 hours ago, PhoenixDude said:

It's not about how long it is, it just needs to rub the sides of the hole. 

Now, now...let's keep this a family friendly forum. 

[Cola]

My guess would be to hide something unsightly. 

[Grey Doffin]

Or, by soldering 2 habaki together you can build a sword from random parts. Easier than making a new tsuka.

Grey

[Ron M]

Show me under her panties! Well, habaki I mean

[Tensho]

[The Blacksmith]

Perhaps it was cobbled together as the first habaki fitted tighter on the blade, where there is almost no discernable ha-machi or mune-machi.

[moriarty]

3 hours ago, Tensho said:

肥前國西光 [Hizen no kuni Saikō]. Not a bad deal for a 1940's gendaito piece, cool find! 

[Baka Gaijin]

It suggests a simpler way of fitting a sword blade to a Tsuka that matched the mekugi ana on the nakago, but was too long to the habaki moto.