I think it's safe to say that pathfinder does equipment really, really well. Particularly 2e, in my opinion, with its weapons traits, which gives them all such flavour and sets them rightfully apart from each other.
That said, I'm interested in some of the more design/inspiration elements of the weapons, and as an avid weapon collector/fancier I can't help but wonder what the elven curve blade and aldori sword are based on.
For the curve blade, despite there being a general scimitar weapon, I am in a toss up: I'm inclined to think of the ECB as either an extremely curved scimitar like a shamshir or even a dacian falx, as it appears like both of those weapons in art.
On the other hand, I believe the aldori sword is not based necessarily as a katana, (though perhaps my pet theory that sirian's long absence and training took place in tian xia might be right after all) but rather a reference to various Eastern European 'szaber' and their various forms, as its more fitting from my understanding of that part of golarion being based at least partially on that part of the world.
What weapons do you think are really interesting and wonder about? Do you think I'm right or do you have other ideas?
