>>43328286The boron nitride however doesn't have flexibility, and can't be made into a continuous long crystal, so the cutting edge would actually be serrated. Thousands of tiny sharp slivers embedded along the edge, like a Aztec Macuahuitl, but so close together, they appear to be a straight edge. Because of the serration, the total length of the cutting edge is actually longer than the length of the sword, nice bonus!
The carbon nano tube lattice would actually look light and spongy, despite being stiffer than steel, but it's laminated over by sleek black carbon fiber, so that's no real concern.
Since we're already going over the top, lets turn it into a gas injection knife, and have a hollow tube down the center. A replaceable canister of pressurized gas can fit in the hilt, so you have 1-3 charges of gas to explode someones organs on a thrusting maneuver.
