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Anon is a samurai (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bows and spears get the work done, swords are mostly for show.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago

Swords were mainly for the generals and other higher up officers, since they require way more metal and thus were way more expensive.

So yes, mostly for show because those higher ups rarely went into battle themselves.