User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/French Revolutionary Militia vs Ikko-ikki Rebel/@comment-5063947-20130128205318

Short Range: Main Gauche can easily deflect your foe's attacks. The Tanto is good, but the Gauche would be able to deflect the attacks more effiecently.

Edge: Gauche 

Axe vs Nata: I say Axe is the best. It has great cutting power and can cause trama.

Edge: Axe

The Scythe is great. It can throw off your oppents by rapping around their foot and can cut more easily.

Edge: Scythe 

Katana vs Sabre: Same reason you said. Katana is more versatile then the Sabre and moves quickers.

Edge: Katana 

Osutso vs Flinlock: Flintlock is less powerful then the Ostso. As  the Ostso was meant more for the Blunderbluss which is like a shotgun as you said. And it was more reliable

Edge: Osutso 

Charleville vs Tangeshima: Tangehsina for easier aiming and shooting capabilites.

Winner: I say the Ikko-Ikki Rebels win. They have fought the Samurai which is a tougher oppent than the Frenchies. They have the experience needed and their weapons were very much tougher than the Milita's