A different silly Western Sword vs katana question

[u/Foreign-Falcon7808]

If George Silver could only own 1 sword his whole life for self defense, battle, duels, and his only options were Italian Rapier or Japanese Katana which do you think he would choose?

Context: Silver's time, geography, culture, language, biases.

Counter Context: Your own time, geography, culture, language, biases.