Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25857155-20150116082950/@comment-17099359-20150220015734

71.34.90.183 wrote: Wait, damn I'm wrong. We did lose some advanced technology, and had to rediscover it. Steam Engines, the old Library at Alexandria had eteam engined(not very good ones, but still), but we did't have them again until, what the 1800's?

Also I just remebered somthing. Jaune's weapon is just an old sword, but it's not that old. It was used only 80 years ago, so why not a gun? Are firearms that recent of an invention(rediscovery)?

That really dosn't make sence in a regressed future. I could see loseing everything else to the Grimm, but weapons!? thats literaly the thing you'd need most when fighting for you survival. Damnit, now i'm really confused. (and I still need to learn how to make toothpaste) Not necessarily.The opening cutscence in EP1 shows humans using firearms along with swords so Guns were around for a very long time.The idea of combining them with melee weapons many be more recent though.

Could also be that Jaune's family is just old fashion and prefers fighting grimm with normal weapons.