In fencing, in a rapier vs katana fight, or a rapier vs longsword or rapier vs saber fight, the rapier wins 9 times out of 10. Why did people bother using shorter,
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Why is the katana (a two-handed sword) the same length as an arming sword (one-handed), and why the nodachi would be a better two-handed sword compared to the katana? : r/SWORDS
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