User blog comment:D2r/Unanswered Questions of Redwall/@comment-1479469-20100125012517

@Anonymous: Even sharing would necessitate shipments of supplies, so where's the supply caravan route? Who delivers the supplies? And where would the vermin get weapons, armour etc. from? Theft can't possibly account for everything, particularly unique weapons like the Rapscallion sword or Swartt's gauntlet.