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I am honestly too scared the wield anything extremely sharp that has a screw on wooden handle. That has disaster written all over it.
Club, Maces, Etc. and Zombies
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Posted 28 September 2008 - 10:08 AM
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Posted 28 September 2008 - 10:28 AM
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Well it doesn't actually screw on, it is held on by a screw.
Even if it was pinned and epoxied it still seems a bit light to me.
Even if it was pinned and epoxied it still seems a bit light to me.
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Former Member: Gummerfan
Posted 28 September 2008 - 06:17 PM
I've got a Bad Axe and an Assegai (sp?) spear (which is awesome, btw), and trust me, those heads ain't going nowhere.
#184
Former Member: Adam
Posted 28 September 2008 - 06:59 PM
Hello All,
Seeing this thread is a nice coincidence for me, because I have
been thinking of just such a weapon for a coupla days now.
Thinking about a flanged mace took me to this idea:
A flanged mace-like weapon, but the business end has a four-pointed
diamond-shaped cross section. It would gently taper outwards until it
came to the tip, which would come to a point, also diamond-shaped.
In other words, kinda sword-shaped, but not flat. This would be attached
to a handle identical to the flanged mace.
To keep weight down to a mangagable level, it could not be TOO thick
or heavy, which is part of the reason I thought of the shape.
The diamond shape would concentrate force to the "edge" and being
made of steel, it would bust a skull like a coconut. Not being thin nor
sharp, it would also not stick, hopefully. The shape would guarantee
a solid hit, no matter how it was held. The tip could be used for thrusting,
and if Zack was on the ground when you did this, he would have a VERY
busted skull.
True, this would NOT be an all-purpose tool, but I imagine it WOULD
make a pretty decent wreaking/pry bar.
Does my description make any sense?
Seeing this thread is a nice coincidence for me, because I have
been thinking of just such a weapon for a coupla days now.
Thinking about a flanged mace took me to this idea:
A flanged mace-like weapon, but the business end has a four-pointed
diamond-shaped cross section. It would gently taper outwards until it
came to the tip, which would come to a point, also diamond-shaped.
In other words, kinda sword-shaped, but not flat. This would be attached
to a handle identical to the flanged mace.
To keep weight down to a mangagable level, it could not be TOO thick
or heavy, which is part of the reason I thought of the shape.
The diamond shape would concentrate force to the "edge" and being
made of steel, it would bust a skull like a coconut. Not being thin nor
sharp, it would also not stick, hopefully. The shape would guarantee
a solid hit, no matter how it was held. The tip could be used for thrusting,
and if Zack was on the ground when you did this, he would have a VERY
busted skull.
True, this would NOT be an all-purpose tool, but I imagine it WOULD
make a pretty decent wreaking/pry bar.
Does my description make any sense?
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Posted 29 September 2008 - 06:13 AM
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Never would have thought of that ,little complex for me give me a baseball bat with a ft. long nail through it any day, but maybe.
You can run but you'll only die tired.:evil:
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Posted 29 September 2008 - 04:46 PM
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I think I know what you're talking about. A one-handed pick axe is what I would associate with it the most. So if you just got one of those, you get the best of both worlds as a weapon and tool.
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Posted 21 December 2008 - 12:48 AM
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"Someone told me of a type of weapon, but I'm not sure if it really exists. He said it had a handle and chain, much like a morning star, but on the end of the chain was a type of hatchet head, like the one that swings at the end of a pendelum. (Like in Poe's story.) Any one of you ever heard of this thing?" :think:
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Posted 21 December 2008 - 12:34 PM
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Darkness said:
"Someone told me of a type of weapon, but I'm not sure if it really exists. He said it had a handle and chain, much like a morning star, but on the end of the chain was a type of hatchet head, like the one that swings at the end of a pendelum. (Like in Poe's story.) Any one of you ever heard of this thing?" :think:
Can't say I have, but I would imagine that it wouldn't be very effective. Yeah, you would be able to sometime get a cut with it or even chop something if you were good, but other times, you would probably just hit with the flat of the blade. You would have to be very good with a weapon like that to use it effectively.
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Former Member: Redfields
Posted 21 January 2009 - 07:33 PM
ERM HELLO?!
Park benches like Frank West (duh) or cameras while filming like that black guy in Quarantine(2008)
Ok back to the serious one, I would think a mace/club that givees you range between you and the zombie.
For bashing and the cracking of the skull, I would not mind a sledge. One that has a long handle and that rectangular block at the top. This way, you can take a huge swing and crack a zombie in the head, hopefully making it stumble to the ground. Then allowing you to bring the sledge over your head and bringing it down, crushing the skull. This is also considered that you are only facing one zombie by itself. If you are facing multiple zombies, you would be using the hip to shoulder level swing from your right side with a sweeping motion to your left.
With this said, that would be for right handers holding the handle with your right hand on top of your left. This would mean vice versa for lefties.
P.S I would not really want to use something like an actual mace due to the fact that I reckon you would be meeting zombies in numbers more than one. With the mace, you would only effectively take out one leaving yourself 'stuck'
-Redfields
Park benches like Frank West (duh) or cameras while filming like that black guy in Quarantine(2008)
Ok back to the serious one, I would think a mace/club that givees you range between you and the zombie.
For bashing and the cracking of the skull, I would not mind a sledge. One that has a long handle and that rectangular block at the top. This way, you can take a huge swing and crack a zombie in the head, hopefully making it stumble to the ground. Then allowing you to bring the sledge over your head and bringing it down, crushing the skull. This is also considered that you are only facing one zombie by itself. If you are facing multiple zombies, you would be using the hip to shoulder level swing from your right side with a sweeping motion to your left.
With this said, that would be for right handers holding the handle with your right hand on top of your left. This would mean vice versa for lefties.
P.S I would not really want to use something like an actual mace due to the fact that I reckon you would be meeting zombies in numbers more than one. With the mace, you would only effectively take out one leaving yourself 'stuck'
-Redfields
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Posted 21 January 2009 - 07:52 PM
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Redfields said:
ERM HELLO?!
P.S I would not really want to use something like an actual mace due to the fact that I reckon you would be meeting zombies in numbers more than one. With the mace, you would only effectively take out one leaving yourself 'stuck'
-Redfields
P.S I would not really want to use something like an actual mace due to the fact that I reckon you would be meeting zombies in numbers more than one. With the mace, you would only effectively take out one leaving yourself 'stuck'
-Redfields
And a sledge would do anything more than take out 1 zombie at a time? Don't you think you would get tired faster?
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Posted 22 January 2009 - 04:19 AM
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Just a thought on clubbing weapons, what about a crowbar. I'd imagine they would be pretty effective as a club and could be used to pull the legs out from under a zed. Not to mention that they are cheap and have several other none weapon uses. Wouldn't you want that in a survival situation.
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Posted 22 January 2009 - 04:32 AM
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"Yes, indeed they would, but they are being discussed in the Close Combat Thread." ;-)
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Posted 22 January 2009 - 06:24 AM
Dave Of The Dead said:
And a sledge would do anything more than take out 1 zombie at a time? Don't you think you would get tired faster?
STOP dissagreeing with me! :cry:
*Runs away*
Anyway, just gave my opinion :)
But I would not know right now, wait till outbreak day I guess. I am trying to promote my story I wrote in Zombie Books and Comics section. Its by me, the thread titled Fan written story or something, if you are bored, try it out thanks :lol:
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Posted 22 January 2009 - 03:41 PM
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Its not that I love to disagree with you or anything, its just that I've thought about this so much that I pretty much have every weapon in mind listed by most useful to least useful with drawbacks to every single one.
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#195
Former Member: Redfields
Posted 22 January 2009 - 07:19 PM
Dave Of The Dead said:
Its not that I love to disagree with you or anything, its just that I've thought about this so much that I pretty much have every weapon in mind listed by most useful to least useful with drawbacks to every single one.
Hmm... Honestly I reckon they should work on an ultimate anti-zombie weapon (besides Frank West).
Anyway, I can't think of a mace right now. I am trying to find one that not only kills but more importantly, can deal with groups either dismembering them, or shoving them for a clear path. Any ideas? Oh and without getting too tired.
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Posted 23 January 2009 - 04:16 PM
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Redfields said:
Hmm... Honestly I reckon they should work on an ultimate anti-zombie weapon (besides Frank West).
Anyway, I can't think of a mace right now. I am trying to find one that not only kills but more importantly, can deal with groups either dismembering them, or shoving them for a clear path. Any ideas? Oh and without getting too tired.
Anyway, I can't think of a mace right now. I am trying to find one that not only kills but more importantly, can deal with groups either dismembering them, or shoving them for a clear path. Any ideas? Oh and without getting too tired.
I don't think any blunt object would have the power to dismember a zombie. And the same goes for creating a path by pushed them away. You might have to resort to the pole-arms thread for that.
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Posted 24 January 2009 - 03:03 PM
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my first choice for blunt weapon is crowbar. not only is it quite applicable to bashing skulls it also has many other uses ( bashing thins open, prying, taking nails out , etc.).
There's no room for ethics when the dead are walking the streets. Grab a weapon, bash some heads, and stay alive.
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Posted 31 January 2009 - 02:58 PM
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I would probably take the crowbar just because it it useful for other things as stated by joerrrrrr. I would go through many other weapons before resorting to a blunt object however. When it comes time to defend myself I don't want to learn by trial and error to see what blunt object will actually work at bashing in a zombie's skull.:drool:
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Posted 15 May 2009 - 05:18 PM
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as far as the mace idea goes it was designed for basing in skulls breaking bones and so forth as i posted on the blades thread O.o but i got redirected lol and they wer ment to break armour it is prob the best wepon i can think of as far as a zombie wepon :D
yup i drew that no tracing included all hand drawn ;) its the rookie from halo odst
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joerrrrrr said:
my first choice for blunt weapon is crowbar. not only is it quite applicable to bashing skulls it also has many other uses ( bashing thins open, prying, taking nails out , etc.).
I'm with you there, especially with those heavy duty crowbars. Also, compared to a mace or other Gothic skull bashing weaponry, the crowbar is a fairly common tool that can be found all around. I have two in my garage and another in the trunk of my car. A crowbar has bludgeoning options as well as stabbing and clawing with the bent end. You hit the nail on the head with its versatility as well.
