User blog comment:Thornclaw Braveheart/The Length of Martin's Sword/@comment-2006360-20100721140322

I own a copy of EVERY FLIPPIN' REDWALL BOOK, so I'd know. The hilt of the sword/dagger in Triss resembles the hilt of the Sword in the original Redwall Firebird cover, the sword carried by Martin on the cover of The Bellmaker (Anyone notice Martin is shown with a beard?), the Sword on the cover of The Legend of Luke, Loamhedge, and Rakkety Tam, my favorite cover. So, different artists drew different things, but the hilt has always remained the same on the covers. It's just confusing that Triss is shown sailing to Mossflower, yet she has what looks like the Sword.