Oh my, this thread has the exact opposite of that most beautiful staff thread. That thread had some very impractical looking staves, and this caused them to come off as ugly to my eyes.
This thread has some incredibly practical and well designed swords (with a few exceptions.) As such, they all look so beautiful that I just can't choose between them. In that staff thread, I just chose the least objectionable looking staff. In this thread, most of them are perfectly viable, and that means I actually gotta consider which one actually comes off as beautiful, and each of the practical swords really does come off as beautiful in it's own way. So beautiful to the point I just can't choose between them.