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It's too kind to say Peter "used" the sword. The sense is more like he was in a blind panic and just started swinging it all around him (death blossom). That's why the dude's ear of all things was lopped off, that's not the kind of injury from reasonable swordsmanship... it wasn't like Peter was thinking "Damn I better go for that least threatening guy's ear before my master is harmed!" This whole crowd was the full armed guard of the most powerful men in Israel. So in no time Peter along with the rest scattered into the night. Being armed was not really an advantage at all in this situation. For roadside robbers, wild animals, etc sure.
That explanation makes sense. Peter later denied Jesus three times and then ran away crying.
Just so you understand the context
Matthew 26:31 Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
Luke 22:31-32 Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”