Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-25396609-20151023163349/@comment-165.234.190.26-20151023195046

The image you're showing is from the hilt facing side. Which would be the edged blade. There'd be no way to prove that the blade isn't as broad as it is from that angle.

And that's clearly metal. Ice in rwby has a signature color(Blue and white). That's a very light gray.