Army cavalrymen of the period, at least. Actual cowboys often carried guns and knives for self-defence, both against their fellow man and wildlife, but swords are less useful in that 19th century civilian context. And less concealable, for those with less-than-legal intentions.
But yeah, we get every other weapon in the Wild West and the kitchen sink in those games, an Army cavalry sabre should be matter of course at this point!
There was also a brief window during which samurai could plausibly show up in the American frontier. The Meiji restoration that ended the samurai’s traditional role in society kicked off at the end of the 1860s. The first Japanese embassy to the United States was under the shogunate in 1860, following Perry’s expedition and the rapid adoption of Western sailing technology by Japan
Since RDR2 is set in 1899, they could have added an elderly ex-samurai who left Japan after the end of the shogunate if they wanted
Extremely cool. I went to a museum to see an instillation of their work. The above 6 frames actually has like… 12 more of some extremely goofy/ cartoon poses he did. He was a lighthearted, somewhat silly person.
He also did some of the best documentation of indigenous communities in the period. Like he wasn’t trying to capture the “noble savage” shit.
This is something that somewhat bothers me about cowboy/ wild west games and even turn of the century like RDR1/2
Where is my saber? Bruh. I’m a guy on horseback in the mid-late 1800s? and I don’t have a saber backup to my sidearm?
It goes both ways. Cowboys had swords. Samurai had guns.
Army cavalrymen of the period, at least. Actual cowboys often carried guns and knives for self-defence, both against their fellow man and wildlife, but swords are less useful in that 19th century civilian context. And less concealable, for those with less-than-legal intentions.
But yeah, we get every other weapon in the Wild West and the kitchen sink in those games, an Army cavalry sabre should be matter of course at this point!
Ahem…
I want my Spanish cup-hilted rapier. I want hangers if I’m on a boat. Sabers if I’m on a horse.
There was also a brief window during which samurai could plausibly show up in the American frontier. The Meiji restoration that ended the samurai’s traditional role in society kicked off at the end of the 1860s. The first Japanese embassy to the United States was under the shogunate in 1860, following Perry’s expedition and the rapid adoption of Western sailing technology by Japan
Since RDR2 is set in 1899, they could have added an elderly ex-samurai who left Japan after the end of the shogunate if they wanted
Could have been?!?!?
BRUH THIS FUCKING GUY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_S._Matsura
Literally the youngest son of a disgraced samurai family from the Tokugawa Shogunate. He left for the west after both his parents died of disease.
https://hawaii.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-photography-of-frank-s-matsura-video-gallery/capturing-history/
Oh hell yeah, I had no idea about this guy. I am very much looking forward to reading about him
Extremely cool
Extremely cool. I went to a museum to see an instillation of their work. The above 6 frames actually has like… 12 more of some extremely goofy/ cartoon poses he did. He was a lighthearted, somewhat silly person.
He also did some of the best documentation of indigenous communities in the period. Like he wasn’t trying to capture the “noble savage” shit.
Sword and pistol by my side, baby.
Here.