I'm having a hard time imagining how that could be made to be safe.

I was just thinking of how a lot of the guns have extra space below the muzzle for extra ammo, and how I might be able to run a core through there. It's have to be a fencing foil-like trigger grip, with the barrel or the pistol raised above the foam.

Kendra, don't worry, safety is my first priority! If I can't make it safe, I won't make it!

While in theory possible,
and certainly within the tech range of Asylum (for single shot) -

As others have said, safety first and foremost.

Any question at all about safety would not be allowed.

But, that aside - it would be interesting to see what you could come up with !

-Chris

You have it backwards, actually. A bayonet is a gun with a knife on it. A Gunblade is a sword with a gun in it/on it in some way, usually firing parallel to the blade.

For instance: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:35e8cZEAb1MJ::www.ffplanet.com/ff8/gunblade-vero.jpg is a nonfiring replica from a videogame, but you get the idea. In theory, the barrel of the gun runs just above the top (dull) edge of the sword.

Just to be clear,
there will NEVER be a bayonet type weapon allowable, IMO, in the Isles.

Now, I probably should not say never,
but the obvious issues of melee combat with anything other than standard
contruction weapons - I think - make such a thing impossible.

Yep, Arthur and JD have the right idea; a small, single-shot dart firing device that would be built into the hilt of a shortsword or min-length longsword. The 'gun' portion would have to be integrated in such a way that it's all in the handle, or has padding over it (or both!)

Mario, those refrence pictures are nifty, but totally not safe to even attempt to build in a boffer.

I should add that I've been tossing around the idea of a secondary character in case something happens to Nara, and the Steamunk Fae from Constantius just sound like too much fun.

What about using a bigger piece for the core of the sword, and make that core the barrel of the gun. Point sword and fire, then swing away...

Loading could be a bit of an issue...maybe something like a breach load in the handle?

Just another thought to add to the chaos.

Yep, Arthur (Rob) has that detail right. The core of a weapon could never double as a gun barrel safely because the thrusting tip cannot have a 1/2" hole through it.

But a latex weapon is safe to swing edge-on, FTMP. A literal "gun-blade" would not be due to modifications to the blade itself making it likely unsafe.
As well, regular boffer combat would soon crack the gun mechanism if housed in the blade, making the entire contraption instantly obsolete.

If I can offer my two gilda what about if it were a gun with a blade attached that allowed you to shoot the gun but also made the gun blocking safe. So it would be almost like having a ranged weapon that you could block with. But you couldn't actually strike with the blade.