I've done the same thing as that guy, but with the splinter cannon as well for the third HWB (shaved a lot of the sticky-out bits off, and shortened the barrel) and I've been using the sheathed scourge knives minus handles for the thingies at the end of the barrel.
They're a bit more gaudy, but I think that helps, because they look really obviously the same kind of weapon and it stops you focusing on the differences between the guns.