Katana or European Longsword

[tothebonezone]

Katanas were absolutely wretched against armor, especially chainmail, or thick cloth and leather. Sure, they can stab, but their main useage was for slashing unarmored farmers and civilians that the Samurai were hired to kill. Sure they could cut one, two, or three bodies in half with enough muscle and force, but what if I just happened to be a european anything with a chainmail vest? You'll break one of my ribs at best.

And longswords were often blunted because you could be destructive with just the weight of the weapon, crushing helmets and armor, shattering bones all over the body. Sharpen the first few inches, you now have both a deadly thrusting weapon, and a blunt weapon.

Katanas were used by japanese mercenaries against unarmored opponents, longswords were used against everything else.

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