User blog comment:Wassboss/Greatness from Tragedy: Alain Lausard vs Haytham Kenway/@comment-379205-20190401022920

119's "Haytham Kenway's Anachronistic Sabre" Edges

Firearms: The pistols are effectively the same weapons, and the muskets are also very similar, both being smoothbore weapons usually fired at no more than 100 yards in large volleys. The Brown Bess does have a slight edge for its slightly greater range. Edge: Haytham Kenway

Swords: The two weapons are contemporaries, which is kind of odds considering the Kenway operated in the 1750s and 1760s, yet is armed with a Pattern 1794 Sabre. Regardless of the anachronism, Alain wins this fight for his longer sword. Edge: Alain Lausard

Backup: The Bayonet takes the victory easily as it is an actual weapon for battlefield combat and has a much longer reach than the hidden blade, which is designed for assassinations. Edge: Alain Lausard

X-Factors: I'll agree that Lausard has about even training and combat experience, with Haytham taking the obvious stealth advantage, though that will only be a factor if Haytham takes out Alain in one surprise hit. The other X-Factor, physicality is about even. Edge: Even

Overall Winner: This will be a very close fight, but I see Alain Lausard claiming a narrow victory mainly because of his better melee weapons and combat experience.