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He likely does so for the same reason as Jetstream Sam. Whenever Sam fires his sword from the sheath (with what I assume is either charges or a gun mechanism), it gives him extra momentum to perform devastating blows. In that respect, I'd say it's safe to assume some inspiration was drawn from Sam's weapon when Monty was designing Adam