Jian-99 Shocksword

The Jian-99 Shocksword is a sword created in Zhonghua for use by officers of the People's Liberation Army Ground Forces. Combining the traditional sword designs of ancient Zhonghua with modern technology, the shocksword is made in the style of a Jian straightsword but with an integrated electric discharge device. Electrodes running across the blade constantly provide the blade with a potent electric charge, transferring the lethal electrical energy to the target upon contact. Powered by sakuradite, the shocksword is capable of running for hours, though users are urged to power down when not in use. The shocksword is also perfectly capable of being used as a normal sword as well.

Overview
Originally designed as a riot-control stun baton for use by the People's Liberation Army Military Police, the weapon's lethal capabilities revealed during tests led the concept to be reviewed as a front-line weapon. The original concept was reworked into a mace-style stun baton with lethal and non-lethal settings and exported. This became the notorious Type-12 Stun Baton, used effectively and brutally by the Taeguk 9th Urban Combat Division in World War III. Observing the use of the overly powerful police weapon in use on the front lines, it was decided that an even more deadly weapon be created. Taking the design of the ancient Zhonghua Jian straightsword, the idea of an electrified sword for use by urban assault teams was born.

The Jian-99 was developed and first tested on [date], and was put into production on [date]. However, the original stun baton proved cheaper and more effective in the long run and the Jian-99 was discontinued a mere year after production started, with only a few prized examples having been made. These are masterly crafted weapons and are only issued to senior officers and elite soldiers, wielded as a status symbol on the front lines and capable of great devastation.

Design
The Jian-99 is a double-edged straight sword of exactly 70 centimeters in length. Made out of a classified compound of modern metals, speculated to be Haruhium and Dongfangese, it weighs only 500 grams. The hilt of the sword contains the sakuradite core and power source, as well as power switch. The power setting dial is located at the bottom of the hilt, and has five settings from non-lethal to extremely lethal. Electrodes are inset in the blade in an alternating fashion. This allows them to power the blade without obstructing the blade's path through targets.

Users
Zhonghua
 * General Jing Wei
 * General Zhu Guo Zhi