Six, a short sword for elves would be a long sword for hobbits. It was never described as being a hobbit sized longsword...it was described as a hobbit sized short sword.
That would likely make it a dagger.
I seem to recall Gandalf favouring using the flat side of the blade, rather than the blade itself. That would probably make it lean towards the flat side of the blade being as deadly. Dunno how to implement that.
Yeah, I forgot about Telchar...was doing it all off the top of my head. If I had bothered to read my encyclopedia, I would've figured that out too
On a side note: Congrats to Six on becoming a dracolisk