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** Tribesmen in the Tahari desert (Arabs) have the scimitar.
** Red Savages (Native Americans) hve the tomahawk, as well as the War lance they use from aiilaback. (A different species of kaiila than the Wagon Peoples use.)
** The caste of Peasants, the lowest caste on Gor, have the quarterstaff and longbow, which are looked down upon by the caste of Warriors but can be quite effective.
* Rare in [[Honor Harrington]] as modern weapons are often not very romantic. One or two cultures have archaic weapons as part of a dignitaries court dress.
* In [[Vorkosigan Saga]] Vor males have two swords when they are really [[Bling of War|playing dress up]] even though those are only good for dueling nowadays and there hasn't been a duel heard of in ages. Vor females [[Chastity Dagger|Vorfemme knife]]. One Vor woman jokes to another that Vor men get swords but Vor women only knives but a knife is more practical in a technological world and could be very useful in the situation it is theoretically for.
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