"but the challengee (is that a word?) has his pick of weapons"
Keith,
TO stay kind of on subject, that reminds me of when Mr. Lincoln was challenged to a duel by the newpaper editor. Indeed Lincoln accepted the challenge and since he was challenged, he chose calvary sabers for the weapons and since dueling was not legal in Illinois, he wanted to meet on a small island in the Mississippi on the Missouri side. Well as you know he was one long drink of water and the other fellow was a very short man. Lincoln could have stood back and cut him to pieces while he would have been to far away from Lincoln with his short body and short arms to do any damage.
By the way, that is a word now and you invented it. THink of that. :)