I have been running into a common issue where enemy players are shooting me with a blunderbuss and then immediately swapping to the sword and swiping me once and killing me before i have any real chance to respond.
I would say that there may need to be a little bit longer of a ready animation on the sword than it currently has. If for nothing else than to give opponents of these players a chance to defend themselves. and hopefully put another "double gun" meta to rest in a grave.