User blog comment:Samurai234/Ivan the Terrible vs. Oda Nobunaga/@comment-422690-20110708045709

Close range: Hachiwara wins. The Dagger (rather broad category) and Hachiwara are very similar weapons, but that curved spike near the hilt has a damn effective purpose: it can catch and disarm an opponent's weapon. Edge: Oda Nounaga.

Mid Range (Swords): Draw. Sabre is rather broad category, again, and can encompass many types of weapons. The one pictured, however, seems to be about even with a katana. Edge: Even.

Mid Range (Spears) Bardiche wins.The handle of the Bardiche was rather short for a polearm (about 5 ft), and while the length of the Yari can vary, it is between 3.3 and 20 feet. While that is a huge range, and also a range advantage, the Bardiche also historically doubled as a rest for firing a musket. Thanks to increasing the accuracy of the long-ranged weapon, you've got an Edge: Ivan the Terrible.

Long (bows): Yumi wins. Higher firing rate, and trained archers can pull off some pretty impressive shots. The Crossbow's reload time is too much of a hindrance. Edge: Oda Nobunaga.

Long (guns): Uhh... Once someone else puts their edges up for guns, pay more attention to those. However, it should be noted that no rifles come up for "Pishchal". Only cannons.

Special: Chigiriki wins. It's a bladed warhammer vs a flail, and whenever the rotational inertia / angular momentum comes in, it increases the force by an a--load. Edge: Oda Nobunaga.

Overall: Oda Nobunaga wins. Better weapons, better kills.