Thanks for the comments and the advice ;)
By the way, I made this a few years back and that's probably why it looks unfinished (I wasn't as good at spriting back then). About the handle looking like a hexagonal prism, I kinda liked it that way, but it does look a bit strange now that you mention it, so maybe I'll change that.

I'll see what other improvements I can make as well.

Edit: I made a few small changes, hopefully it looks at least a bit better now.

I see unfinished, you should give it more texture and contrast the case of metal. Notes this example ... the party has the golden color as a simple metal of the sword. He lacks details as I have said, the mango is also a brilliant material. We add to the FF7 fan favorite as I am xD

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/9105/216448-final_fantasy_vii_crisis_core_29_super.jpg

Strange fact: I created an extremely similar piece, which I submitted 2 and a half days ago and mine is still awaiting approval... Even stranger than that, it was also my first submission... Mine is much lower resolution though... Umm I guess I need to check this out with a moderator, see what the issue is. If I can give you any advice, I think the handle need a little bit of dithering (look like an hexagonal prism) Nice work otherwise!

looks pretty cool, i knew what it was without reading