>>7564288Then give me an example of a sword that was used as the primary weapon of anything.
And dont say a zweihander, dopplesoldners used pole weapons as the standard like everyone else, some of them used zweihanders as a specialty weapon to counter pike formations.
Of course there really is no need to argue primary weapons since everyone i think would agree swords have always been a sidearm.
So we are now comparing sidearms.
Maces are better against armor and shields, and just as effective against unarmed people.
The most famous western swords (rapiers and longswords) were mainly used by civilians and for judicial combat.
But what does any of this have to do with the simple fact that they are arming people with fake weapons?
Do they give people fake guns if they are far enough behind the lines that they will probably never have to use them?