“We will go as far as Meryton with you,” said Catherine and Lydia.  Elizabeth accepted their company, and they set off together, armed only with their ankle daggers.  Muskets and Katana swords were a more effective means of protecting one’s self, but they considerably unladylike; and, having no saddle in which to conceal them, the three sisters yielded to modesty.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith