User blog comment:Kabutsu/Assassin's Creed IV Setting Ideas/@comment-5019018-20121111220919/@comment-4975789-20121111222634

That's the only problem with post-19th century settings. I guess our Assassin could use a short-blade whilst NPCs use pistols or bolt-action rifles, similar to how Connor uses a tomahawk and the NPCs use muskets, but I don't know how to solve that issue.