Melee Weapons

Melee weapons are for use at close range combat. Most agents who use them have their own, as many tend to prefer specialized weapons. However, for training, simulation and combat purposes, PARADIGM has recently begun providing a variety of weapons. With allies such as Konoha and Big Mama, however, the agents have access to all types of potential esoteric melee weapons.

Training Weapons

As the name implies, these weapons are meant to be used for training purposes, though some of them are regular and fully usable weapons as is, such as a wooden staff or a bokken.

• Wooden Swords:More western style training blades, weighted to be appropriately on par with regular weapons. These come in all shapes blades come in. They can be used as weapons on their own for a non lethal option, but they are still wooden, and as such are more prone to break than a metal weapon for the obvious reason. These come in knife, long sword, short sword and two handed sword variety.
  
• Bokken: The Eastern variation, these come shaped like katana, wakizashi, tanto and other variations on Japanese and Chinese weapons. These are designed to be used as a weapon in their own right, however, and can do in a pinch of for non-lethal combat. The Shinai variation is also available for pure training purposes. These 'weapons' are not lethal, other than through great effort, and in a lower-rank mission can stand in for a regular blade.
  
• Polearms: Blunt tipped spears, wooden halberds and just plain wooden staves. These are also usable as regular weapons, but are primarily meant to help with training. Throwing javelins are also included in this, since they are essentially long wooden spikes and are not usually used for combat, but as they are historically known as weapons, PARADIGM has provided a few on the off chance someone uses javelins as weapons.
  

Swords

Swords are essentially sharpened and tempered metal used to stab or slash. It is a killing weapon. They are meant to kill their opponents. However, a skilled enough swordsman can wound instead of kill.

Long Ranged Weapons

Not exactly a 'melee' weapon, but they are alternative to firearms.