Talk:Skana Prime/@comment-109.156.72.149-20140709200855/@comment-88.113.178.17-20140730174420

There never was a "ninjato" sword until the damn movies invented it, you know. But the Japanese did make straight variations of at least katanas (seen a photo of one from, IIRC, 1700s) and presumably also wakizashis, because swords. There's something wrong if you don't have bajillion variations of every major type within their main areas of use.

And insofar the Ninja were historical they were in essence bushi families who focused on espionage and suchlike rather than straight-up combat like most; weapons, naturally, would have been whatever their current assignement required and cover identity allowed and CERTAINLY not something that'd have pegged them for what they were if discovered. (Which is why the AssCreed wrist dagger is load of bull.) "Off duty" they'd have looked little different from the rest of the warrior class.