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This goes back to the ancient middle eastern understanding that the right hand is the good hand and the left hand is the evil hand, as in “But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing” (Matt 6:3 NKJV) and “He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left” (Matt 25:33 NKJV). Not to puncture your balloon, but there are MANY injunctions in scripture to the effect that we should not go in either of these two directions, for example: “be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.” (Deut 5:32 NKJV),

I believe the sword and the salute have something in common.
If you are saluting with your right hand, the sword is not in that hand.

The whole issue is directly related to RIGHT and WRONG. Rather than right and left. Right is a moral absolute a foundation based on God given rules for, (wait for it), not radicals, but happiness, joy, salvation, peace, etc.