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Posted: 11/13/2012 11:40:33 AM EDT
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My money is on the machete.
-slight edge allows for a low mass which makes it easier to swing -much more difficult to get stuck in something than a pickaxe -almost impossible to dull to the point of worthlessness -light which makes it easy to carry -long enough to give you some reach |
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Posted: 11/13/2012 11:44:19 AM EDT
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IDK but Michone is pretty badass with that Katana...
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Posted: 11/13/2012 1:08:36 PM EDT
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halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man.
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Posted: 11/13/2012 3:30:55 PM EDT
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forged warrior sword from budK. Why? because its what I have ever since I got drunk 2 weeks ago watching the walking dead and ordered a sword.
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Posted: 11/13/2012 7:11:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man. This. distance is your friend. My next purchase is going to be one of these synthetic stocked trail hawks, but 60 inches long. Acts as a walking staff and can double as a poleaxe. Use it like the old viking huscarls would. On a zombie you would push them off balance until they fall down and then go in for the kill.   for confined spaces it would be hard to beat a buckler and mace combo.  Got one of these old CAS maces laying around, very solid and good for splitting skulls right open. |
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Posted: 11/13/2012 7:44:51 PM EDT
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Link for the walking staff/trail hawk?
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Posted: 11/13/2012 7:50:37 PM EDT
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I imagine something that could break open a skull.
You could get by with a common dry wall hammer. |
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Posted: 11/13/2012 8:02:02 PM EDT
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Baseball bat. Good grip, decent length, light weight despite good mass, no chance of getting stuck.
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Posted: 11/13/2012 8:30:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2012 11:36:07 PM EDT
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LOBO
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Posted: 11/14/2012 5:44:28 AM EDT
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Copy of a Zulu stabbing spear made by Cold Steel. |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 5:46:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/14/2012 8:05:23 AM EDT
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Quoted: Link for the walking staff/trail hawk? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile http://www.equinoxcoronado.com/hawks/Gen%201%20Mk%20V.html They are not accepting any new custom orders right now until they fill their backlog. So I am on a waitlist, but you can buy their 24 inch production hawks. Just shoot them an email. |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 8:58:41 AM EDT
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I am thinking something like this:
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Posted: 11/14/2012 11:46:05 AM EDT
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halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man. Some men are longer than others... |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 12:18:42 PM EDT
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halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man. Some men are longer than others... your mother been telling you stories about me? |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 1:07:05 PM EDT
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I am thinking something like this: http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj319/Krey-Klyst/Tomahawk.jpg Sorry, but for me, that would be a no go. You don't want something that could potentially get stuck in what you're hitting, especially if fighting multiple targets. Now, I'm no zombie killer, so I don't have any real world experience, thus this will probably invalidate my argument, but, logic tells me that you want to keep that weapon moving, not have it lodged in a sinus cavity with other biters on you. |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 3:01:43 PM EDT
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halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man. Some men are longer than others... My ex-girl friends have GOT to stop posting stories about me! Damn!!!!! 
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Posted: 11/14/2012 3:06:19 PM EDT
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Meh, my melee weapons are last ditch. I have a cold steel Gladius for now.
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Posted: 11/14/2012 3:08:11 PM EDT
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Katana
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Posted: 11/14/2012 4:12:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/14/2012 4:41:42 PM EDT
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Where did you get the battleth?????
It depends on the cause of the zombie outbreak. If the cause is an infection (like in the movie Zombieland or I am Legend), you don't want to get up close because of spread of disease, especially if it is blood borne. If the cause of the zombie outbreak is a chemical attack or non-infectious, there are a variety of implements, all of which were mentioned here. |
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Posted: 11/14/2012 4:57:35 PM EDT
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Got it at the local ninja supply store.
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Posted: 11/14/2012 5:55:13 PM EDT
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Darn battleth welding Ninjas!
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Posted: 11/15/2012 9:26:45 AM EDT
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Pachmayr needs to make some better grips for your battleth.
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Posted: 11/15/2012 10:37:56 AM EDT
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I have machetes and tomahawks, axes, bat... My thought is something that will not get stuck in the head. If you poke them in the eye and they fall, they may take your tool with them. Notice in WD how T-Dogg was quickly poking and withdrawing his poker. Maybe a long handled hammer would be a good tool.
Framing Hammer Titanium hammer |
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Posted: 11/15/2012 11:11:41 AM EDT
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I have machetes and tomahawks, axes, bat... My thought is something that will not get stuck in the head. If you poke them in the eye and they fall, they may take your tool with them. Notice in WD how T-Dogg was quickly poking and withdrawing his poker. Maybe a long handled hammer would be a good tool. Framing Hammer Titanium hammer If that's the case, then a simple spear would suffice, and work nicely as a walking stick too. |
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Posted: 11/15/2012 10:40:40 PM EDT
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halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man. Gotta love a good braveheart reference  |
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Posted: 11/16/2012 6:10:58 AM EDT
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I'd like a good mace. It wouldn't get stuck in the head like an axe or a hammer. And it would do a lot of damage.
I think a spear used as a walking stick and a mace hanging on your belt would be a good combination. Spear can be used until they get too close then out comes the mace. |
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Posted: 11/16/2012 9:23:04 AM EDT
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I'd like a good mace. It wouldn't get stuck in the head like an axe or a hammer. And it would do a lot of damage. I think a spear used as a walking stick and a mace hanging on your belt would be a good combination. Spear can be used until they get too close then out comes the mace. I think we have a winner here. |
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Posted: 11/17/2012 9:32:23 AM EDT
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Indian War Club
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Posted: 11/19/2012 4:26:27 PM EDT
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While I like pointy stuff as much as the next person, I believe blunt trauma really is the way to go. NOTHING to get stuck in a skull.
Something heavy enough to smash a skull, but light enough to be......handy. Sort of like the old "trench mace." Having said that, I am sharpening the ever-loving HELL out of my repro WWII German e-tool that's been sitting in the closet .
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Posted: 11/19/2012 5:33:20 PM EDT
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I think a good aluminum baseball bat and one of these would be tough to beat, it has the ability to slice and poke. I like mine pretty well. . |
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Posted: 11/19/2012 6:23:33 PM EDT
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I'm going to go with this for close range. I'm gonna hamstring or take part of a leg off the bastards before I shwack them.
For even closer, I would probably go with my k-bar. Head stab, pull blade out, shove, repeat as necessary. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 3:55:23 PM EDT
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wouldnt a good bayonet and a rifle be just fine?
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Posted: 11/21/2012 10:13:19 AM EDT
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Quoted: I agree a spear would be good but I would definitely have a backup weapon just in case while I spearing one another Zed moves past the business end and heads to me. halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man.  |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 5:43:28 AM EDT
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I'll take a machete or Swamp Rat Rucki. We are talking last ditch effort after i run out of ammo in both my rifle and pistol so i want it to be lightweight and easy to carry. Plus, a blade serves many other survival purposes.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 6:03:55 AM EDT
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check out gordzilla thread here he is top dog for improvised melee weapons check it out amazing work he does. blades maces and others
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Posted: 11/22/2012 11:12:39 AM EDT
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You guys planning on "stabbing heads" have been watching too much Walking Dead.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 11:39:53 AM EDT
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You guys planning on "stabbing heads" have been watching too much Walking Dead. You mean I can't just flip open my Griptillian and casually plunge it hilt deep into a human skull?
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Posted: 11/22/2012 8:36:07 PM EDT
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You guys planning on "stabbing heads" have been watching too much Walking Dead. You mean I can't just flip open my Griptillian and casually plunge it hilt deep into a human skull? I could be wrong. Maybe reanimated skulls turn squishy? |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:52:49 PM EDT
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You guys planning on "stabbing heads" have been watching too much Walking Dead. You mean I can't just flip open my Griptillian and casually plunge it hilt deep into a human skull? I could be wrong. Maybe reanimated skulls turn squishy? On TWD, you would think they would at least aim for the eye sockets instead of the forehead. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/23/2012 4:56:09 PM EDT
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halbeard or spear, long spears, twice as long as a man. Some men are longer than others... your mother been telling you stories about me? Freeeeeeedom! |
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Posted: 11/23/2012 5:20:05 PM EDT
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Link for the walking staff/trail hawk? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Made by brother Vector. Google "http://equinoxcoronado.com/" |
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Posted: 11/23/2012 6:43:11 PM EDT
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This can do a lot more than kill zombies. Willing to bet a sword or machete will just get stuck in a skull
My guns are primary defense against zeds.I would rather have a tool for getting into places to search for food/ammo. if need be that tool can be used to smash a head or stab. but using it to break into places that might have more ammo for my guns is a way better use for it. Machetes, or swords or what ever other goofy thing you can come up with probably just going to get you killed But for those times when the ammo is gone and you are down to a knife or you need to just be silent. there is no topping the good ole trench knife 
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Posted: 11/23/2012 6:59:54 PM EDT
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I like the trench knife, update: I got a gift card for wally world and happen to get a Gerber machete. Will see how that works but I think this thread gave me some great ideas.
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Posted: 11/23/2012 8:24:58 PM EDT
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The crowbar makes alot of sense as it's a tool useful and it can be used to crush heads if necessary. A tomahawk or hatchet might also serve in the same manner.
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Posted: 11/24/2012 9:03:17 AM EDT
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You guys planning on "stabbing heads" have been watching too much Walking Dead. You mean I can't just flip open my Griptillian and casually plunge it hilt deep into a human skull? I could be wrong. Maybe reanimated skulls turn squishy? On TWD, you would think they would at least aim for the eye sockets instead of the forehead. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Have you ever seen pictures or tried to put objects through an eye socket? There is bone behind the eye, the ball pops out with a distinct sound, but you don't "plunge" anywhere. |
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Posted: 11/24/2012 10:09:18 AM EDT
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You guys planning on "stabbing heads" have been watching too much Walking Dead. You mean I can't just flip open my Griptillian and casually plunge it hilt deep into a human skull? I could be wrong. Maybe reanimated skulls turn squishy? On TWD, you would think they would at least aim for the eye sockets instead of the forehead. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Have you ever seen pictures or tried to put objects through an eye socket? There is bone behind the eye, the ball pops out with a distinct sound, but you don't "plunge" anywhere. Yes, but the bone there are openings in the back of the socket and the bone there is much thinner than the forehead. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/24/2012 12:39:42 PM EDT
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You guys planning on "stabbing heads" have been watching too much Walking Dead. as someone who works in the butchering industry and has probably cut off more heads than is reasonably acceptable by most social standards, I can firmly testify that skulls are hard. |
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