[ QUOTE ] regardless of the time frame, swords will always be an effective weapon against flesh. its for when ammo runs out [/ QUOTE ] I don't know, gunpowder isn't all that difficult to make... and I doubt people are going to forget how to make it anytime soon.
Most "ninja weapons" are modified farming impliments, most notably the ever-popular nunchucks (which contrary to popular belief, were not crafted specifically to repell the nun-invasion of the late Meji-era). Ninjas as ex-samurai is unlikely, they were peasant stock. </off topic> Swords are just cooler, does there really…
It's mainly about point of view. To samurai, ninja were cowards because they were sneaky and preferred to avoid up front fights. But is it a fair (and honourable) fight to have a guy with some rather spiffy armour and an extremely finely crafted weapon fight a guy in pyjamas and some bodge-job sword? They also thought of…
I choked out a ninja a few months back in jujutsu practice. (Seriously) He must have been a ninja-trainee or something, because I did actually see him. As far as the whole sword thing goes, it's a romantic view of combat where skill and training was more important for survival than it is with firearms. With guns, skill…