France - Paris Again Day 2 - Musee de L'Armee - Weapons that Cannot Decide if they are Melee or Ranged

Sometimes a melee weapon isn't enough and you need that extra ranged oomph.

 These two maces are also gunpowder guns. They shoot from the top. The one on the left was made in 1550. The one on the right was made for French King Henry the second around 1536 to 1542.

 A falchon made in 1550 has a pistol in the hilt and the barrel in the spine of the sword.

 Made in Germany in 1580, this sword stick with a pistol is all sorts of hidden nastiness.

 Made for Nicolas de Lorraine in 1570, this triple bladed spear, with cutting blades, also has three pistols in between each spear blade. Ouch. This is steampunk well before steampunk was thought up.

Henry the fourth's sword pistol from 1600.