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This and a nice aluminum bat should work pretty good for most things that need done. Sometimes you need speed and not sheer brute force. I could swing both items repeatedly without tiring too quickly.


Crap!!! I KNEW this thread was going to cost me some money. Would you please provide info on this?

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Posts: 4954 | Location: middle Tennessee | Registered: October 28, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I’d love excuse for something like this...



But for “practicality”, this would be a more reasonable choice due to its utility around the house. 8lb might become a little tiresome in a target rich environment though, so maybe the 3lb little brother as a backup...





Of course this looks like fun... do we have to pick just one?




Side note- I think I see some Fiskars in my future...






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For something to keep in the car and probably legal in the U.K. I give you:

25" Harbor Freight breaker bar. I got mine on sale for $7.99.
 
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I have one of those "Trucker's Friend" tools in the truck. But after reading through this thread, I'm reconsidering my choice.
I played baseball & later softball for many years, and could hit pretty well. I think a nice aluminum baseball bat might work best for me.


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Wak. Maybe two....




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This is my choice as well.

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Originally posted by GA Gator:
Stanley Demo hammer I have one of these and they are awesome to wield.



I also will add this gem from earlier this year:

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Most sensible! The rise of the undead is not the time to start casting about for last-ditch melee weapons. Get a tomahawk ahead of time so you don't have to use a toaster oven to fight for your life.



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A Japanese sword. Good for slashing and stabbing.




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Smaller aluminum bats, such as for smaller kids. Dual wield.

Or bat plus framing hammer.

I do have some lengths of black pipe to use to lengthen breaker bars when wrenching. Those would also do nicely. Or, the breaker itself.


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My Melee'ing experience is fairly limited. But I have used an old Kel-Light as a weapon on the job a few times.

My other weapon was a PR-24 which worked VERY well.

I once witnessed the aftermath of a fight between two nut jobs, one had a wooden bat, the other a framing hammer. The framing hammer won...decisively!
 
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Immediately at hand? Hmm... Probably my Vaughn ax-handled framing hammer. A sledge or a wood ax are to heavy and slow.


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Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?"
 
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Splitting hatchet, 1.5-2 lbs.
Short enough to be quick. Heavy enough to sever limbs and penetrate skulls.

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Crap!!! I KNEW this thread was going to cost me some money. Would you please provide info on this?

thanks


Hey Mark. What you're looking at is a Tora Blades WW2 1/2nd GR Kukri. These guys offer some really nice historically accurate kukri's. They only go on sale a few times a year and you're in luck. CLICK HERE TO GO TO WEBSITE

Business is United Kingdom based so you'll have to pay whatever rate conversion is necessary.


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Cold Steel War Hawk
https://ltspecpro.com/cold-ste...ahawks/war-hawk.html
And a Cold Steel kukri similar to this one but an older model.
https://ltspecpro.com/gurkha-kukri-a2.html


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When I worked on a surveying crew I always felt medieval when we used these for clearing line...



most excellent choice, I have one and have used it often,
there is also another version, slighly longer thinner blade, sharpened on both sides,

both will do, since if for whatever reason they break off, the ax handle itself is a formidable tool for beating things senseless



https://www.chesterfieldarmament.com/

 
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Mutedblade, Thanks! I've fired off an email for details on how to order.


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Well something I have and can wield well would be a hockey stick. Very light weight and strong. Maybe cut one at a sharp angle to add a stabbing element to it. I have a couple old school aluminum sticks that are a little heavier and more sturdy than the newer carbon fiber ones. I would probably probably go with one of those. Plus I don't use my 2 aluminum sticks, so cutting 1 would be fine. 1 is actually broken near the end of the shaft already.




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David Mirabile LONG DRAGONFLY CUTTER (TONBOKIRI)

https://youtu.be/dzDr1O6Ac0g


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when I worked in the Grocery Biz, in a less than desirable neighborhood, one of my employees showed up for work with a framing hammer,

I made the assumption he had a job in the construction biz and was maybe leaving me (he was a fuel center lead, basically ran the gas station attached to the store I managed)

he said he had in the past, but got out of it, and kept the hammer as a carry tool,
he could not afford a handgun, and had no place to keep one so that it would not get stolen (lived in the hood,, )


so a framing hammer was the next best thing



https://www.chesterfieldarmament.com/

 
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