User blog comment:RWBY Ruby Rose/Inari's Weapon part 2/@comment-13172690-20131014141727/@comment-10380701-20131014144734

I was imagining that the hilt doesn't need to go all the way below the blade, just slightly angled. And given that Inari seems to be adding an additional part behind the blade, I'd think it'd look legit as a smaller winchester rifle gunblade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_rifle