Rust doesnt imediately destroy a weapon, and you can polish it out even if it gets to you, so fighting in the rain is not impossible (even if it isn’t exactly fun.)
The most common form of rust protection for weapons are oil, grease or wax, anything that forms a barrier against water. Wiping the blade down with an oily rag, or a piece of greasy sheeps wool is usually plenty.
Simple, regular maintenance, after using the sword they didn’t just throw it back in the scabbard and hang on the wall at home until the next time. It would be wiped dry, re-sharpened and oiled before storing it. A sword is not going to fall apart immediately after getting wet, seriously rusting would take weeks of neglect.
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