Gambol Shroud

Gambol Shroud, classified as a "Variant Ballistic Chain Scythe" (VBCS), is Blake Belladonna's weapon of choice. Gambol Shroud has a thick, gray colored sheath with a sharp edge, similar to an oversized cleaver. Although serving as a sheath, it does possess a cutting edge and can be used effectively as a weapon. Gambol Shroud, when unsheathed, appears to be a dark gray katana and is equally as effective, if not more, than its sheath. The essence of both is that they fit together as one but come out to be two, so that they are compact for easier carrying. When in sheathed form, Gambol Shroud is held by the hilt, but when the two components separate, the sheath is held by a small rectangular hole near the bottom. The katana also has a pistol built into its guard, which can be used to fire at point blank range. In pistol form, the weapon resembles a kama (Japanese sickle), with the gun barrel pointed in the opposite direction of the sharp end.

By custom choice, Blake wraps a black ribbon tied to her right arm around Gambol Shroud's trigger in pistol form and freely swings it around. This form is similar to that of the Kama and Chain (kusarigama). In this form, her fighting style is somewhat similar to Ruby's in regards that both girls use the recoil from the firearm to increase the velocity of the blade component.

Trivia

 * Gambol means "to leap about playfully." A shroud, commonly a cloth, is something that conceals or protects.
 * Gambol Shroud's pistol form resembles a Glock pistol.
 * Gambol Shroud's katana could be thought of as a normal pistol with a sword sticking out the top of the barrel.