Modern use of swords as sidearms?

Combat knives aren't uncommon in the battlefield (mainly for utility purposes) but is there any modern militaries or armed groups that use such weapons?

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what's the name of that big knife? I'm on kult of athena right now and I want one

not OP, pretty sure it's this
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Perhaps not a sword, but certain machetes and other tools do see usage as melee weapons

Cold steel gladius?

thanks man

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In vietnam, small personal axes got some use and at least once in iraq one was used but these werent issued weapons.

>melee
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aren't those tacticool tomahawks popular with some units?

good for skulls and peeling through car doors alike