User blog comment:MilitaryBrat/Hans Landa vs Dr. King Schultz/@comment-11048590-20130312231154/@comment-5559147-20130313013011

While Django takes place prior to the civil war, most the weapons in it actually came out during or after the Civil War.

That aside just because a weapon is newer or more "advanced" doesn't mean doesn't always make it better.

Consider this while the Kar98K has the longer range and fires the more powerful round. The Henry 1860 has a higher rate of fire and holds 3 times as many rounds. Besides that they are similar in weight and length.

As for hand guns its almost the reverse. Schultz is more powerful with a longer range, but Landas fires faster and holds more raounds.

As for the non fire arms. Schultz's knife appears longer/bigger and his explosive probably packs more of a punch even if Landa's is easier to use/deploy and more reliable.