History Main / SwordAndGun

* The Buccaneers of ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey III: The Drowned City'' use [[RoyalRapier Rapiers]] and [[TheGunslinger Guns]] as their weapons of choice. While the player cannot have them equip both[[note]]unless their primary class is the dual-wielding Shogun[[/note]], Mastering both weapons is key to unlocking their best skills: Swashbuckling, which lets them strike multiple times with every normal attack, and Pincushion, their ultimate Attack technique which can be used with ''either'' a sword or gun.

* From ''VideoGame/FableII'' onwards, the game mapped each type of combat to a different button. So if one has a pistol as their ranged weapon, they can do this.
** In fact, there's nothing stopping you from liking it off with a rifle in 2 or 3 either. So long as the melee weapon you have equipped is light enough for your strength. You can whack someone with a hammer, then instantly whip out your rifle and nail them in the gut. Realistic? No. Awesome? Yes.

** Lightning's gunblade is more actually a SwissArmyWeapon since it transforms between sword and gun. Her fourth attack just has it transform for the final hit.

* Haken Browning of ''[[VideoGame/EndlessFrontier Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier]]'' packs the Night Fowl, a SwissArmyWeapon that's basically an assault rifle, pile bunker and bayonet rolled into one. At times, in conjunction with the Night Fowl, Haken will pull out the Longturm Special, a revolver that doubles as a portable WaveMotionGun. ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' import Reiji Arisu carries ''two'' katanas and ''two'' guns (revolver and shotgun). In both cases, there will be lots of juggling of weapons...[[{{Gainaxing}} among other things]]...

* During the UsefulNotes/SecondSinoJapaneseWar, warlord soldiers were often armed like this, using a ''Dadao'' sword in conjunction with a [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Mauser C96]]. This was because many only had a handful of ammunition for their rifles and machine guns, with some getting no rifles at all (and having to use Japanese ones instead). Although warlord troops were infamous for retreating in fear, the "Big Sword" brigades of shock troops would frequently engage the Japanese in hand-to-hand combat, such as during the Battle of Taierzhuang. The Japanese were notably stunned by the Dadao's combat effectiveness, although this was because most warlord soldiers had plenty of experience using them to hack rival soldiers to death during the chaos-wracked China of the 1920s.

* Tucker, of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' fame, goes armed with an Energy Sword and a Battle Rifle. He's surprisingly effective with both, able to hold off a squad of mercenaries lead by a [[spoiler: Freelancer, though one of the least of them]]. He prefers using his sword. It doesn't stay up for other people.

* In ''Fanfic/StarWarsTheSithZero'' Louise picks up a blaster after murdering some insane soldiers, she pairs it with her Training Saber and later her Lightsaber for an edge.
* The second ''Film/SpiritsOfTheForce'' film, featured [[MemeticBadass Kyle Motherf'ckin Katarn]] shooting mooks with his blaster in one hand while deflecting shots and cutting up sentry droids with his lightsaber in the other.

* ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'': Both [[EnigmaticMinion Blankman]] and [[GuestStarPartyMember Ramirez]] are both armed this way when entering the [[EldritchLocation Vault of Endless Night]].
* "Fanfic/TheRoadNotTaken" has Morgaiah t'Thavrau dual-wielding her Romulan saber with a looted Jem'Hadar pistol. At one point she kills an opponent with her sword and immediately turns and headshots another Jem'Hadar that Eleya is in a grapple with.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', Shepard gains the Omni-blade for melee attacks. Promotional artwork and cinematic trailers heavily featurd Shepard wielding both a gun and an Omni-blade, cutting down husks with both in rapid succession.

* [[spoiler:Jeremiah Cross]] in ''Fanfic/ThisBites''... [[spoiler:although the "gun" is a 1-ton cannon that can turn into a dog and the sword can turn into an elephant]].

* ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuIshin'', the first ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' game for the [=PS4=], has this as one of the styles you can use, called 乱舞 Ranbu (frequently translated as Wild [[DanceBattler Dance]]). While fast and able to dish out extreme amounts of damage, [[FragileSpeedster that speed]] and [[GlassCannon power comes at the expense of being unable to block.]]

** The {{Swashbuckler}} Hybrid Class lends itself well to this, with the Picaroon and Musketeer Archetypes being the most natural avenues available.

* Gandolfini, the dark-skinned mage teacher in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. While most mages are shown using [[SimpleStaff staves]] or [[MagicWand wands]], his weapons of choice are a 9mm handgun and combat knife that he dual wields.

** Klim Nick, an AcePilot in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamReconguistaInG'', takes this trope to the next level with his SignatureMove, killing two enemies at once by shooting one as he cuts through the other.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'', [[spoiler: Sakura]] wields a katana in one hand and a modified Beretta 92G Elite II pistol in the other [[spoiler: [[TheReveal post-reveal]]]]

** Earlier, [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge in the ambush]] [[RoaringRampageOfRescue scene]], using [[UpToEleven two rifles, one pistol, a hatchet and a knife]]. [[BerserkerTears Mel had]] [[ChewingTheScenery a good time.]]

** ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'', being about SpacePirate HumongousMecha, naturally does it, but with a special twist. Their pistol and sword (modeled on the flintlock and cutlass) can combine into a standard beam rifle that can fire rifle grenades, meaning both weapons are always right at hand.

* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Corsair, SpacePirate and father of Scott Summers (aka Cyclops).

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' does this with Nero in the fourth game, who wields the sword Red Queen in his left hand, and switches his double-barreled [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]] [[HandCannon Blue Rose]] over to the other (when he's not using the [[RedRightHand Devil Bringer]] to [[YouWillNotEvadeMe grapple and close the distance with enemies]]) to perform charged shots, in contrast to Dante's GunsAkimbo style.
** Nero actually shoots with his right hand ''for'' said charged shots, as the 'charge' is demonic energy that, oddly enough, comes from his [[RedRightHand Devil Bringer right arm]].

*** The basic armaments for the Loyalist and Traior Terminators is a storm bolter (the MoreDakka version of a standard bolter that has a large box magazine and double barrels for increased firerate), alongside a one-handed power weapon on the other hand. Usuallt a PowerFist of some sort.

* Many ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' games have the main character wield swords, knives, and guns. Specifically, the protagonists of the [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI first]], [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII second]], and [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney fourth]] games, [[VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy Raidou]] [[VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon Kuzunoha]], among others. They also count as BadassNormal, since unlike the other protagonists, they can't use magic, excluding the use of elemental bullets or special swords.

** In the spiritual successor ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'', the Tenno are often portrayed as doing so in advertisement, primarily [[JackOfAllStats Excalibur]] with a Skana and Lato (the starting sword and pistol).

* Free-duelling in ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'' permits any combination of weapons, but the most common choice is a wand in one hand and a knife in the other. When training Harry, Leo emphasises that the wand is her primary weapon, with the knife mostly being to hold off an opponent who closes the range.

Compare BowAndSwordInAccord, which substitutes guns for a different kind of projectile weapon, SwordAndFist, where the character punches and kicks you instead of shooting in-between armed attacks, and GunFu, where the character punches and kicks you in-between shooting attacks. Like other fighting styles with multiple weapons, this may be a manifestation of HeroicAmbidexterity.

* The pistol originated as a knightly weapon. After abandoning the lance in the 16th century, knights took the pistol as their primary weapon. The favoured tactics were either caracole (counter-march on horseback) or attacking the enemy in gallop, and shooting two pistols at the enemy without re-loading at close distance and then hitting him with sword.

* UsefulNotes/ThirtyYearsWar Finnish ''hakkapeliittas'', who were armed with two pistols and sword. They attacked the enemy in full gallop, with shooting him at close distance and then drawing the sword.

* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'', Tougo can wield both his [[DpubleWeapon Handshake-Calibur]] and his [[RayGun Marriage Beam Gun]] to go to town on a small army of monsters with ease.

** It does not have many settings [[FantasyGunControl where guns are common or even exist]]. It does have the next best thing; [[BowAndSwordInAccord the one-handed hand crossbow]]. Some feats exist that allow a character (typically a ranger or rogue) to fight well using a hand crossbow in conjunction with a melee weapon, particularly in Fourth Edition. This fighting technique seems to be especially favored by [[OurElvesAreDifferent Drow]] for some reason.
Drow introduced hand crossbows to the D&D rules way back in 1st edition. Although weak, the Drow poison the bolts.

* ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' had no shortage of characters that were designed purely for the purpose of being dangerously awesome, but only a select few lived up to the notoriety of [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork Francisco]] [[ChessMaster Domingo]] [[MagnificentBastard de]] [[CrazyPrepared Polonia]], [[ReligionOfEvil Sabbat]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Archbishop]] of [[EldritchLocation New]] [[GeniusLoci York]]. Appearing in numerous supplements and novels, he was easily one of the company's favorites. One of the supplements he appeared in not only gave him impressive Firearms and Melee stats, but his character description actually pointed out that when in battle - in a modern, American setting, with all the legality that attends - he was always seen with a machine pistol and a shortsword simultaneously drawn.

* In ''Anno 1701'', the third installment of the ''VideoGame/AnnoDomini'' series, the militia men wield a pistol and a sabre each (strange thing though, that that those pistols are able to fire after every second sabre thrust - so once every three seconds... in 1701!!)