Beautiful Swords And Knives

Some kinds of swords are still commonly used today as weapons, as a side arm for military infantry. The Japanese katana, wakizashi and tanto are carried by some infantry and officers in Japan and other parts of Asia and the kukri is the official melee weapon for India. Other swords in use today are the sabre, the scimitar, the shortsword and the machete.
Many of these swords and other paddle-like devices resembling swords are used for physical punishments such as caning or paddling, in Asia. The shinai, a practice sword, is also used in Japan as a spanking implement, particularly in esteemed private extracurricular schools.
In the 2011 Libyan Uprising, some rebels have been seen armed with swords as either primary or secondary weapons.