The best blunt/bladed object for the zpoc
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Permalink Reply by Laz on -
I'd still go with a pick axe handle, they are light enough to carry easily and not take you off balance when you swing them, but have enough power to crush skulls or knees in a single blow. They are cheap and designed to take a lot of high impact punishment, and you can use it as a walking stick or yoke if you're travelling.
They are all round better than a baseball bat, ie baseball bats are not designed to take the kind of treatment that a pickaxe handle needs to go through in it's life.
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Permalink Reply by 3i3638ulfks6u on -
not if its this bat from cold steel
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Permalink Reply by Nick Thompson on -
When I get some money, I had planned on buying this to test it out against my aluminum and wooden bats. It seems pretty legit.
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Permalink Reply by 3i3638ulfks6u on
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cold steel makes some fine products
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Permalink Reply by The Bruin on
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I agree with Laz on this one. They make some phenomonal composite tool handles that can take even more punishment than their wood counterparts.
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Permalink Reply by KP on
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I've put a lot of faith in the weapons manufactured by Cold Steel. The best bladed weapon (or at least my favorite) they offer is the Chinese War Sword - http://www.coldsteel.com/chinesewarsword.html - The weight of the blade is concentrated at the tip and, when combined with the slight curve, delivers an excellent slicing arc. Should have little problem dispatching a Z; if you doubt it, just watch the video! For blunt weapons, I'd suggest their Indian War Club - http://www.coldsteel.com/indianwarclub.html - Like the Chinese sword, the weight is focused at the end of the weapon, allowing it to create massive depressed skull fractures. Add the blunt spike and you have an absolutely brutal melee weapon.
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Permalink Reply by Nick Thompson on
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I own the Indian War Club, It's a beast. It goes through 2' thick cinderblocks like nothing. I would be my main blunt weapon.
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I own one of these as well. I am very fond of it, though I probably would choose to rely on a blunt weapon that had more uses than just as a weapon. The worst thing that anyone in any kind of survival scenario can do to themselves is to assume that their transportation needs will be met with anything other than their own two feet. It's important that the equipment you choose to carry can serve as many different purposes as possible. This is what I have:
I also have the Dead On Tools Annihalator
Both of these are wrecking bars that come with several integrated tools that can be used for a variety of purposes.
That said, for sheer coolness, to look good killing zombies...the Cold Steel War Club is pretty sweet.
I would avoid using a sword of any type. Slashing weapons are not designed to remove heads. They are designed to sever arterys, tendons and take your enemy out of the fight quickly so that you can move on to the next. In order to kill a zed, you need to be able to do greater damage per stroke...energy conservation is key...
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Permalink Reply by 3i3638ulfks6u on
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something i think allot of people over look is you don't have to cut off the head all the way. you just have to sever the spinal cord. a good solid swing to the back of the head just below the skull will cut the spinal cord as-well as a good chunk of brain stem. while the zombies brain will still technically be alive it will be locked inside its own body. allot of people say the head wills till be able to bite you i don't think that's true, just Hollywood make believe. you cut it off at the brain stem its out cant move anything not even its eyes. it may as well be dead just leave it there to rot. and this approach is better because you can attack from behind where your the safest. shambler's (as the name implys) are slow moving uncoordinated and have a very hard time making sharp turns. you how ever are not. a zombie also only has one move. once it notices you it will head strait for you in as strait a line as possible. so when it comes after you side step get behind it and strike at the back of the head with your bladed weapon of choice and BINGO WAS HIS NAME-O!
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Permalink Reply by James McDonald on -
Ive said it before Im not really a fan of melee or blade weapons because you have to be too close for my comfort to a zed. However, if I have to use one I would much rather have a blunt object over a blade. Blunt object isn't going to get suck in the body. The best option may actually be a spear if you can get a good one. At least you'll have some distance with it.
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I have two spears. I have a Cold Steel Boar Spear and another Boar Spear made by Windlass Steelcrafts...both are very cool. I agree with your assertion about bladed weapons (not to say I won't have one but to rely on it for zed killing is rediculous). A lot of people don't understand the physics of using a blunt vs. edged weapon in this type of situation.
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Permalink Reply by Nick Thompson on
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How is the Cold Steel Boar Spear? I would like one. I think during the Z-poc, spears would be a great tool. You've got reach, you can throw it and you could slice with it if you need to.
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