First of all, I saw a young Chinese come forward with two swords, which he stuck upright in the very centre of the deck.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
Their swords caught the lamplight, shining in a line of silver and the precision with which they marched, the certainty with which they trod the little bridge ...
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
The men here are armed with swords.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch