A regular old club would trump that little thing. So would any staffed weapon.
It's not significantly shorter than the Greek xiphos or the Roman gladius. Used as a thrusting weapon and combined with a shield, empires were built on that sword.
42 posted on 03/02/2020 9:36:33 AM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep
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