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Use of a sword's sheath as a weapon. If you still have the [[Cool Sword]], then you can [[Dual
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* Nameless of ''[[Sword of the Stranger]]'' refuses to draw his sword, making him this by default.
* ''[[Inuyasha]]'' frequently uses the sheath of his [[Empathic Weapon]] Tessaiga as a shield, since being able to contain Tessaiga's power means the sheath is capable of generating a fairly powerful barrier. He's also made inventive use of the sheath's ability to call the sword into it on at least one occasion.
* ''[[Bleach]]'': when Ikkaku isn't fighting with shikai / Bankai, he [[Dual
* In ''[[Corsair (Light Novel)|Corsair]]'', Canale, a former assassin [[The Atoner|now afraid of killing]], is challenged to a duel and fights mostly with his sword sheathed as a result.
* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', [[Lady of War|Signum]] will occasionally use her weapon's sheath to parry attacks. She can also [[Swiss Army Weapon|combine her sword with the sheath to transform it into]] [[The Archer|a bow]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* O-Ren Ishii briefly dual wields her sword and sheath at the beginning of her fight with Beatrix in ''[[Kill Bill]]''.
* The [[So Bad
* ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'': Mei manages to defend herself rather well against 4 mounted spear men using only a sword scabbard for a weapon while {{spoiler|pretending to be blind}}.
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