User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-70.128.20.68-20121212225949/@comment-4517572-20121213003324

He does have a valid point, though. While it was on a page, you could see from the sihouette that the top edge of the weapon was tapered and sharp and was obviously a blade of some sort, which lent the idea that it was one large blade. People also didn't think it was a impact weapon because of it's awkward shape; impact weapons typically need to be one solid piece so it can deliver maximum... uhh... impact. I don't think they thought it was flat just because it was on a page, heh.

Regardless, I'm glad it's not a an air anchor or anything we had guessed.