[quote=pyrak]
Alright, guess I'll just stick to the issued out (I'm still looking up more information though) Katana of the JSF. I'm going to look up some more but here's a little detail I found.
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I think what Echo means is in modern military swords are only used for ceremonial purposes and thus would not be on the ship. You'd take a gun into combat, cause y'know.

If someone is shooting at you it's better to shoot back than run at them with a sword.