His hand went to sword hilt, though he had no chance of defense.
Their hands even went to sword hilts, but others held them back.
It took another step, one big hand coming to rest on its own sword hilt.
His hand dropped away from the sword hilt because he had lost the strength to hold on.
I put a hand to my sword hilt and found that it had gone.
He started to move his right hand toward the sword hilt.
Don't rest your hand on the sword hilt, he added.
Every man save one had a hand on his sword hilt.
Two men at arms were walking toward them, hands close to their sword hilts.
She felt the sword hilt pressed into her right hand.