Ten weirdest blades on the planet?

[migueldiaz]

Originally Posted by fearn

The scene: the hero has just taken a rather nasty concealed crossbow away from an assassin and is examining it in front of the assassin:

"'This is not a weapon. This is for killing people,' he said.
'Uh...most weapons are,' said Inigo.
'No they're not. They're so youdon't have to kill people. They're for...for having. For being seen. For warning. This isn't one of those. It's for hiding away until you bring it out and kill some people in the dark.'"

I think Pratchett would call most of these blades weapons.

That was profound Fearn, thanks

Some people would argue about the semantics but I wouldn't. I think the hero put things quite beautifully!

I couldn't agree more. Like in the US, over 90% of the policemen go over their careers without firing a gun. The sidearm is there more as a deterrent. Just like these blade "weapons" (but of course if push comes to shove, the other function comes to play) ...