Rona, my dear, take it from an experienced fighter. Learn how to use edged weapons. There are many things that ignore firearms and many modern forms of death dealing. Those same things often have a healthy respect for a well forged, well sharpened piece of iron. Some because iron is a deadly poison, some because iron can be magnetized or conduct various forms of electromagnetic mayhem and some simply because a sword or knife cannot run out of ammo. It must be taken by force. This puts them in way closer contact with you than they like and greatly increases the chance for bodily harm and death. Neither of which are of interest to a being whose preferred method is indirect manipulation over brute force. Besides, combat with edged weapons is intensely personal.
Well spoken Antonious. Swords are actually far more formidable than guns if you learn to wield one properly. Not to mention that you can use them to stop bullets, after all lead is much softer than steel.
While not many people can relate to the pain of getting shot, almost everybody has experienced the pain of getting cut. They don’t want to do so again.
Only in fiction, friends. While bullets were originally made of lead, many modern variants are made with much more durable materials. Steel, chrome-steel and even titanium shells are being used. In addition, bullets travel very near or faster than the speed of sound. It would be the sheerest luck if you can stop one with a sword especially without breaking your hand in the process. (Someone wearing kevlar can still be thrown across the room just from the impact of a shotgun blast.)
Other than that, Antonio’s points are all valid except that swords CAN “run out of ammo.” Bodily fluids, like blood can and DO corrode a blade, and cutting flesh also dulls the edge. Knowing how to properly maintain a sword (knife, dagger, etc.) is just as important as knowing how to wield it.
Thank you Uhl. I have never heard it put like that. The usual comment is that as a sword loses its ability to cut (the sharpness of the edge is misleading in indicating this) it transforms from sword to bludgeon. The usual hope is that the battle is over before this happens.
And somebody said I watched too many Samaria movies?
Interesting that the Lady would suddenly want to teach Rona how to use a sword.
Rona, my dear, take it from an experienced fighter. Learn how to use edged weapons. There are many things that ignore firearms and many modern forms of death dealing. Those same things often have a healthy respect for a well forged, well sharpened piece of iron. Some because iron is a deadly poison, some because iron can be magnetized or conduct various forms of electromagnetic mayhem and some simply because a sword or knife cannot run out of ammo. It must be taken by force. This puts them in way closer contact with you than they like and greatly increases the chance for bodily harm and death. Neither of which are of interest to a being whose preferred method is indirect manipulation over brute force. Besides, combat with edged weapons is intensely personal.
Well spoken Antonious. Swords are actually far more formidable than guns if you learn to wield one properly. Not to mention that you can use them to stop bullets, after all lead is much softer than steel.
another thing too.
While not many people can relate to the pain of getting shot, almost everybody has experienced the pain of getting cut. They don’t want to do so again.
“You can use them to stop bullets.”
Only in fiction, friends. While bullets were originally made of lead, many modern variants are made with much more durable materials. Steel, chrome-steel and even titanium shells are being used. In addition, bullets travel very near or faster than the speed of sound. It would be the sheerest luck if you can stop one with a sword especially without breaking your hand in the process. (Someone wearing kevlar can still be thrown across the room just from the impact of a shotgun blast.)
Other than that, Antonio’s points are all valid except that swords CAN “run out of ammo.” Bodily fluids, like blood can and DO corrode a blade, and cutting flesh also dulls the edge. Knowing how to properly maintain a sword (knife, dagger, etc.) is just as important as knowing how to wield it.
Thank you Uhl. I have never heard it put like that. The usual comment is that as a sword loses its ability to cut (the sharpness of the edge is misleading in indicating this) it transforms from sword to bludgeon. The usual hope is that the battle is over before this happens.