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{{quote|''"A blade in my left, a gun in my right
''To beat you within, an inch of your life"''
|'''[[Anthrax]]''', "Armed and Dangerous"}}
The child of [[Guns Akimbo]] and [[Dual-Wielding]] - a character simultaneously wielding a gun in one hand and a sword in another, or another combination of projectile and melee weapon. This would generally be impractical, as you might want that other hand free to help you steady or something, but it is much, much easier to [[Firing One-Handed|handle a weapon with one hand in fiction]]. Thank the [[Rule of Cool]] for that one.
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For guns that ''shoot'' swords, see [[Abnormal Ammo]]. For swords which ''turn into'' guns see [[Swiss Army Weapon]].
Compare [[Bow and Sword
Not to be confused with the show ''[[Gun X Sword]]'', [[Final Fantasy VIII|gunblades]], or [[The Musketeer]] (a person ''proficient'' in both sword and gun, but who doesn't generally dual-wield them).
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== Anime and Manga ==
* As Teana Lanster of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' dual-wields a pair of [[Empathic Weapon|Devices]] that can [[Swiss Army Weapon|switch from]] [[Guns Akimbo|guns]] to [[Dual-Wielding|daggers]] and back, this trope was inevitable. She employs this during her final confrontation with the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Numbers]] [[Hollywood Cyborg|cyborgs]].
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== Fan
* The second ''[[Spirits
* The ''[[Firefly]]'' fanfic ''[[Forward]]'' has both River and {{spoiler|Book}} fighting in this style.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* This style is prevalent in ''[[Warhammer
** Oddly enough you have to put quite a few points into the right weapon skills to do this in the RPGs, despite it being an almost universal practice in the setting for anyone carrying a pistol.
*** This is not unusual, as the Tabletop figures that do this are usually leaders, special characters, or specialist assault troops who, in the RPG, would have XP to burn.
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* The Master Privateer in ''The [[Star Wars]] Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition'' has a series of three talents for this. When you have all three of these talents, you have the ability to move and make up to 6 attacks in the same round (three with each weapon). Oh, and the melee weapon can be a two-handed (and thus more powerful) one like a vibro-ax.
* In the tabletop game ''[[War Zone]]'', this is pretty much a standard configuration for heroes, usually with an SMG and a chainsword, and mortificators ([[McNinja]] in service of the inquisition), with a one-edged sword and a large pistol.
* ''[[Dungeons
** Drow introduced hand crossbows to the D&D rules way back in 1st edition. Although weak, the Drow poison the bolts.
* Sister product ''[[D20 Modern]]'' has surprisingly little support for this. Rules as written, firing a pistol provokes an attack of opportunity from foes in melee (essentially, trying to point-blank someone gives them the opportunity to shove the gun away), and there are very few ways to get around this. That said, if you can manage to overcome that difficulty, the regular two-weapon-fighting Feats are all that you need.
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* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'''s Naked Snake. CQC is based around holding a gun and a knife at the same time, in particular the knife held in reverse alongside the pistol in a two-handed grip that can easily separate. The Boss, having created CQC, does likewise, albeit with a BFG.
** Down the line, Old Snake would later use a version where he could carry a knife and ''rifle'' at the same time, albeit using an odd two-fingered grip; however, in gameplay the knife is not actually used with the rifle, since the melee attack is a smack with the rifle's stock. (One of the odder ''Metal Gear''-related pictures around is characters from Metal Gear Online using this grip ''without'' a knife.)
*** In the final release of ''Metal Gear Online,'' the knife is always present. In ''Guns of the Patriots,'' Snake makes better use of the knife + rifle combination [[Cutscene Power to the Max|in cutscenes,]] although never lethally; it's clear that the intent is the same as with a pistol, just more limited with the rifle's bigger size. [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|In gameplay,]] Snake can't make a direct attack with the knife while he has a pistol equipped, either. Finally, some of the rifle grips are ''really'' bizarre, when having the off-hand in the "traditional" position under the barrel would result in the knife poking the magazine, Snake or online characters resort to a strange [https://web.archive.org/web/20121030150419/http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/M/Metal%20Gear%20Solid%20Online/Everything%20else/CutOut1--article_image.jpg claw grip.] It should be noted that [[Rule of Cool|while all of this is visually awesome,]] it would be completely ridiculous in reality.
** [http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7960/knifegun.jpg Knife + Gun = Knifegun]!
* Gordon Freeman of ''[[Half Life]]'' is often shown with a gun in one hand and a sword... er, make that crowbar... in the other.
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* ''[[Clive Barker's Jericho]]'' has Billy Church, a sanguimancer (blood mage) who carries an SMG and a katana. [[Rule of Cool|She prefers the katana.]]
* A basic "balanced" loadout for ''[[Armored Core]]'' mecha includes a [[Laser Blade]] and some sort of mid-range firearm (either a [[Frickin' Laser Beams|plasma rifle]] or SMG).
* Rayne from ''[[
* Hayden from ''[[Dark Sector]]'' wields a pistol in one hand and the bladed Glaive in the other hand. Notably, the Glaive is also dual-functioned as it can be used in melee or thrown as a Boomerang Sword.
* The protagonist of the "Katana" mod for ''[[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]]'' can opt to wield his title blade and a [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]] together.
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* Haken Browning of ''[[Endless Frontier|Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier]]'' packs the Night Fowl, a [[Swiss Army Weapon]] that's basically an assault rifle, pile bunker and bayonet rolled into one. At times, in conjunction with the Night Fowl, Haken will pull out the Longturm Special, a revolver that doubles as a portable [[Wave Motion Gun]]. ''[[Namco X Capcom]]'' import Reiji Arisu carries ''two'' katanas and ''two'' guns (revolver and shotgun). In both cases, there will be lots of juggling of weapons...[[Gainaxing|among other things]]...
* Hubert Ozwell of ''[[Tales of Graces]]'' is not content with just this trope, so he decides to wield a [[Double Weapon|double-bladed sword]]. Composed of [[Dual-Wielding|two short swords]]. [[Guns Akimbo|That can turn into double pistols]]. [[Swiss Army Weapon|And a bow]].
** Again in the ''[[Tales (series)]]'', precisely in the [[Tales of the World|Radiant Mythology subserie]], more precisely [[No Export for You|in the two titles not released outside of Japan]], there's the [[Pirate]] [[Job System|class]] that fights with [https://web.archive.org/web/20111111130557/http://images.wikia.com/aselia/images/e/ec/Pirate.jpg both a dagger and a gun] and looks cool too.
** Alvin from [[Tales of Xillia]] plays this straight, wielding a one-handed sword and a pistol.
* Heaven and Hell stance in ''Granado Espada''.
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* Mordecai in ''[[Borderlands]]'': His close range weapon is a sword. May possibly apply to Brick as well; just change sword to pipe. In the sequel, Zer0 got a skill that advocates using a gun and his sword in tandem.
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]: Brotherhood'' Ezio can use both a one-handed sword or bludgeon and his hidden gun together in combat, unlike in ''2'' where they were separate. A variant is using a Short Blade together with throwing knives. Swiss Guards, the most [[Elite Mook]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPqL2QEWnkY pack both a pistol and a sword].
** This trend continues in [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Revelations]] with the Janissaries, who won't hesitate to pull out a pistol and shoot you (the trick to beating them is to pull out ''your'' pistol and shoot them).
* Rudy in the original version of ''[[Wild
* ''[[Mount & Blade]]'' encourages the player to act like this in the modules for later weapons, either because (in the case of black powder firearms) the firearms are generally inaccurate and slow, or (even in the case of more modern eras) ammo is limited and a clipping error prevents you from shooting somebody who is too close to you.
** And if you don't have firearms enabled, pretty much the same effect can be had by equipping a throwing weapon of some sort.
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== Web Comics ==
* [[MAG-ISA]] -- [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119796 Kyle] has a gun on the left hand and a sword on the right hand.
* In ''[[Galactic Maximum]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20120104034530/http://maximumcomic.com/?strip_id=1 during the initial fight.]
* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', we see [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040702 Klaus Wulfenbach fighting like this] (along with a [[Badass Bandolier|bandolier of gas grenades]]). Also, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120611 Ruxala] quickly switches between blade and handgun, and possibly [[The Hunter|the Vespiary Squads]] in general - or at least that's all we have seen them carry (Sergeant Scorp has [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061027 his fancy gun] and [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061030 short sword] and Tarvek took from another guy a knife and gun small enough to just pocket it). The Wulfenbach "Stealth Fighters" are uniformly armed with (poisoned) dirks and pistols.
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