Dump the buckler/basket hilt in the middle, use a gauntlet, and it is NOT the same.
Didn't see any mention of "basket hilt" in the description of the banning. Just length and thrusties at both ends. A description which, incidentally, kills the use of bastard swords with pommeling techniques and short javelins with butt caps.
This reminds me of when some politician has an animus toward a specific weapon, but tries to legislate it away by using generic descriptions which end up covering all sorts of broader categories. Is the basket hilt like having a flash suppressor or bayonette mount on an Evil Black Rifle?