Quote Originally Posted by artificer View Post
maybe an 'of the day' weapon stance? You hold your sword & swing until you have space for a 'good shot' (since reloading in a melee could be a killer)?

It's in your hand, so you don't need to fish it out of a sash or baldric. Quite literally, to hand...
That's a good thought, Scott.

...and those things being solid steel, they made a good bludgeoning weapon, too. You could use it as-is, in stead of a left hand dirk.