if you are strong enough you can use the saya as a secondary weapon. i have a smaller 40inch katana (its a real 18 times folded steel katana) that i can move pretty quick with one arm and the the saya can be used similar to a bat. i.e. knock em down with saya then get a clean shot with the sword? just my idea.

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IMO, katanas are a HORRIBLE idea. Only one cutting surface, made for SLASHING, which is blood loss, not brain destruction or limb loss, most are of poor quality, and they're SO overrated. Sure, it shouldn't be hard to find one. Sure, it's better than nothing. BUT, you need to clean it, sharpen it, make sure the blade, handle, or sheath doesn't break, it can't penetrate the skull very well, or any other bones, it's really hard to find a good sharp one that was made for combat, and it has little to no uses as a tool. Can it pry doors/crates, break lock and chains, bash through wood and metal, break bones easily, and be tough like a crowbar? Can it chop down whole trees, destroy piping or rubble, or anything else, like a fire axe could? Even crobars can do most things that a fire axe can. To me, there is no better melee weapon than a crowbar, simply because it's cheap, you'll always find one, it has so many more uses other than combat, and as a bone breaker/skull destroyer, will ALWAYS outperform katanas. Just because they're good weapons in anime and games, doesn't mean they're good for a real zombie outbreak, or anything else in life, for that matter. Rejoice if you're carrying a katana and a boneless zombie or an unarmed, armorless raider tries to pick a fight with you, but otherwise, find something else ASAP.

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