Got a Real World Weapons or Armour Question? Mk XII

[Rhynn]

I am considering buying a certain lightsaber whose length is "approx. 44 inches long". Is that an appropriate length for a one-handed, hand-and-a-half, or two-handed blade?

That's the length of a one-handed rapier or a two-handed (well, "hand-and-a-half") longsword.

Weapon total length isn't everything; what's more important is hilt/grip length and balancing. Rapiers are hilt/guard-heavy, for instance, with short hilts, so they're one-handed. A sword of the same length and weight as a rapier, but with the point of balance higher, may require two hands to use.

So, how is your lightsaber balanced? (The real way to tell how many hands it's for is to use it.)