I thought the weapons carried by the US were actually real sabres,just with no cutting edge.As in,you can really hack and hew with them and it won't shatter.GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:A sword would have it's uses. Mostly as either a purely decorative/ceremonial piece (such as the blades carried by modern U.S. Marines. Very nice looking, but brittle as glass.) Though one could see swords used to resolve issues of honor. One could see them used in a sci-fi world to settle duels. Though as a combat weapon, they're mostly useless unless somehow you can expand that EM field of yours and use it disperse blaster bolts or something.SirNitram wrote:Random thought.. Mike, you mentioned that an electromagnetic field somehow shaped into a cutting edge and given a negative charge could cut anything. Maybe a sword wrapped in such when active?
I dunno, I like swords...
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