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What is your melee weapon of choice?
May 26, 2019, 05:24 AM
tacfoleyWhat is your melee weapon of choice?
I have a great fondness for the medieval Morning Star.
May 26, 2019, 05:31 AM
smpsmpEither a tomahawk from Winkler or a good old fashion hickory nightstick. Both easy to wield, both can cause some serious damage.
May 26, 2019, 06:46 AM
dewhorseSo would a USMC bayonet mounted to a Mossberg 590 with wooden furniture be allowed?
This has the M9 but you get the idea
Or an M44....used to keep one in my truck, nothing says "back the fuck off" like a bayonet.
In melee distance is your friend so stabby slashy is good, if I can't have the bayonet then my 1796 heavy calvary sabre would work.....it did for Richard Sharpe!
An ax is great but it has to light enough to strike and recover quickly, viking axes were quite light >2 lb.. Heavy axes were useful for dehorsing riders but slow in melee.
The one below is 28" ....
May 26, 2019, 07:58 AM
JohnCourageGransfors Bruk forest axe.
https://www.gransforsbruk.com/...rs-small-forest-axe/
JC
May 26, 2019, 12:33 PM
CPD SIG https://www.estwing.com/collections/axes-outdoorTake your pick.
I have the long handle campers axe, sharp as hell, holds an edge well, 1 piece steel construction. It's not my 1st choice for a mele weapon, but if I had to... It would work just fine!
Sharpen up a drywall hammer for a backup.
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May 26, 2019, 01:38 PM
bigmuleDouble headed granfors axe please.
When we moved a while back I had inadvertently created a few
Walking dead go kits, by way of stretch wrapping, several, lite axes, baseball bats and
crowbars together for easy transport on the move truck.
They have remained together...
May 26, 2019, 07:24 PM
SirBeepThe bastard love child of an Ontario knife works spaxand a kukri. I have as spax and it would be quite handy as a zombie clearer, but believe it would be about unsurpassable at zombie chopping, door breaking, wall piercing, camp tooling, etc... If it were just a bit longer and sharp from that fun versatile head all the way back to a hilt guard.
If I ever get around to a forge and knife making, this is what will come off the anvil first.
May 26, 2019, 07:28 PM
Batty67German longsword ala Lichtenauer or Fiori.
May 26, 2019, 07:30 PM
SirBeepOr two. Two of em and a wild assed highland berzerker glint in the eye.. Yea, that's the ticket
May 26, 2019, 07:32 PM
Lord VaalicOne handed war axe and shield
Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day May 26, 2019, 08:47 PM
Captain MorganThis is a tough one though I prefer the katana with the tomahawk a close second.
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Benjamin Franklin May 26, 2019, 09:16 PM
tatortoddLots of people have mentioned the katana. If you look at the samurai, a common armament was a katana and one or both:
wakizashi - companion short sword. Used as a back-up to the katana, close quarters fighting (arc's scenario), and was better indoors since it was shorter
tanto - companion short sword better at stabbing than slashing. Less popular combo than the katana & wakizashi.
Arc's scenario doesn't prohibit the katana & wakizashi as he said:quote:
Your choices are limited to current commercially available tools and weapons that are within your personal budget and actual ability to wield.
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DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. May 26, 2019, 09:31 PM
GJGIts interesting to speculate on what would be most suitable, but what I actually have with me is a 3 cell Maglite (a 4 won't fit in the door pocket) and a Russian battle shovel that was featured in a thread here some time ago
Light bender eye mender
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May 26, 2019, 09:33 PM
k5blazerRoofing hatchet or drywall hammer.
May 26, 2019, 09:52 PM
EchtermetzgerWW2 German E-tool, not the folding Klappspatte, but the old fashioned E-tool with solid wooden handle and sharpened. Even if you don't intend to hit with the sharpened side, you can hit them with the flat side up side the noggin.
"But the bayonet has practically lost its importance. It is usually the fashion now to charge with bombs and spades only. The sharpened spade is a more handy and many-sided weapon; not only can it be used for jabbing a man under the chin, but it is much better for striking with because of its greater weight; and if one hits between the neck and shoulder it easily cleaves as far down as the chest."
-All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Once you're done being all melee oriented, you can bury the poor sods.
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May 26, 2019, 10:33 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by gearhounds:
Damn Cold Steel people! I may have to add one of these to the collection. The price is definitely right and it will KEEL!
https://www.coldsteel.com/kopi...ete-with-sheath.html
Great on meat-filled boots.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. May 26, 2019, 11:11 PM
BB61I have one of their loaded cudgels. I think a cudgel and a fighting stick both would make a good combination.
https://www.oldeshillelagh.com/fighting-sticks
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May 26, 2019, 11:34 PM
GroovedG19Escrimas, Boken, Kubotan, E-Tool.
May 26, 2019, 11:34 PM
bertoI’m in the smaller sized lighter weight aluminum bat camp. I love the idea of a blade of some sort but I think I’d be better off conking fools on the head.
May 27, 2019, 12:13 AM
Scott in NCalA pitch fork. It is my weapon of choice when the raccoons contest ownership of the area around the garbage can.