Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20170108170343/@comment-14909251-20170112004810

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote: .....I don't think Taiyang has a weapon. At most, gauntlets like Yang. (Though probably not shotgun gauntlets).

His fighting style gave the impression he's a "hand-to-hand" kind of Hunter. He knows how to fight with punches and kicks. Even Qrow's punches and kicks to Tyrian felt rather "improvised" in comparison.

So, "weapon combat", I doubt it will be any different from what we already saw. Maybe a few shots, but Yang and Mid/Long Range never got along. Taiyang was a huntsman so he definitely had a weapon. Only reason he wouldn't have one still is if he got rid of it, which makes no real sense. He teaches at a combat school so it makes far more sense that he has a weapon. It is implied that they make their weapons at their earlier combat school before going to the main academies, so he may present his as an example. Whether he has it with him at the house is another matter. Based on what Yang said, they presumably have Grimm on Patch and having some sort of defensive measures makes sense.