Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-111.68.32.71-20131007122233/@comment-24260323-20140328040634

Sure they weren't as practical as other comparable weapons at the time due to weight and size, but it sure has to have something to compensate for it (i.e. availability, ease of conversion) for it to  be used in the 19th century.

Okay now for something from Valkyria Chronicles: A Lance with an armor-piercing warhead acting as its tip.

A basic concept is a Rapier with a Trident Dagger hidden inside the pommel.

For a more grisly weapon, how about a sword made from a Grimm bone with sharp teeth lining the blade?

Finally, a Recoil powered Warhammer that, instead of it shooting out of the striking face (like Nora's weapon), it shoots out of the opposite face which accelerates it for maximim damage.