Exotic Blades 1_01

WHAT IT DOES It adds a Ninjato, 2 turkish blades, 1 persian blade, 1 Kukri, and 4 chinese blades. The blades are historical, but their models may be limited by my modelling skilly. The details are as follows. 1. A new sword, the Ninjato. (\"Ninja sword.\") Ninjatos were _not_ katanas, though some were converted from katanas and many had a katana handle and handguard. They were straight, or only very slightly curved, they were shorter than a katana and the tip tended to be angular. It was a weapon designed for close quarters combat, and which could be used for both cutting and thrusting. But partially the lack of curve also came from the poorer forging techniques (the curvature is a result of differential tempering) and some of the really straight ones were little more than thin iron bars with an edge ground on them. This was somewhat offset though by the ninja\'s having more tools and tricks up their sleeve. Per popular request (in the FO3 days) this one got its traditional silk-wrapped tsuka (grip.) Personally I\'m sort of doubtful that it would survive 200 years in the ruins, but people seemed to want a better handle, so here it is. 2. A new sword, the Kilij. (Turkish Scimitar) This is the Ottoman Empire 16\'th century version of a scimitar, rather deeply curved and top-heavy. The sword is almost straight for the first half or so of the length, then curves more visibly along the distal half. It flares rather dramatically in width at about 30% from the tip. Often the yelman (back of that flared tip) was sharpened too, though not always. The one I\'ve included narrows to almost an edge there, but doesn\'t actually have an edge ground into that side. It is primarily a slashing weapon, and quite deadly in that role. The sharp tip can technically be used for thrusting, but because its axis doesn\'t fall along the handle\'s axis, any thrusts will necessarily be weaker and less accurate than with a straight sword. For a beautiful example of this design, see the sword of Suleiman the Magnificent. Though the one I\'ve included is a more mundane soldier\'s sword, so don\'t ask for jewels on it ;) 3. A new sword, the Yatagan. (Turkish Sword) The Yatagan is probably _the_ word that comes to mind when most people think \"turkish sword\". The design is supposedly the invention of the Ottoman general known as \"Yatagan Baba\", who gave his name to both the sword and the town he settled in. The design is however a variation of the native swords in the region, and can trace its history all the way back to the bronze age. The Yatagan is actually curved _forwards_ to various degrees, i.e., exactly opposite from a sabre or asian sword, though most recurve backwards towards the tip. It is somewhat similar in that aspect to the ancient Greek Kopis, the Falcata, or some designs are actually reminescent of the ancient Egyptian/Canaanite Khopesh. Like them, it is mostly a hacking sword, which is to say it handles somewhat li