Got bored while driving home from school and this is what happened.
It's based on a Swedish peasant weapon called a Swordstaff.
As the name suggest it was adopted by the RDN in 1796 and it proved to be murderously effective both on land and aboard ships.
It's still retained as a ceremonial weapon.
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“Close” only counts with horseshoes, hand grenades, and tactical nuclear weapons.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error
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