Description
If you only think about what nasty lacerations they'd inflict, you're missing something.
There is something to be said about the defensive use of serrated edges or undulating "flamberge" type blades. Not that a character like Inosuke from Demon Slayer would be interested in that, but still...
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flamberge_Klingen_Germany_Museum_Livrustkammaren.jpg
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24324
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22110
https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=61208&viewType=detailView
https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=61329&viewType=detailView
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