What is your favourite type of real life melee weapon?

[slime]

Spear... Red Dragon style.

[GellyOn]

two-handed swords

[Boricha]

I've always thought Halberds were very cool.

[Echeyakee]

I'm torn between a chair and a pencil.

[Logwyn]

I'm torn between a chair and a pencil.

Put a pencil on chair....slam opponents head into pencil on chair??


Staff. Superior to just about all other melee weapons.

[Kuja]

Katana. So badass!

[Kyphael]

I'm undecided between my fists or my feet.

[ldev]

Katana. So badass!

Glorified knife. It's just a secondary weapon, how is that bad ass?

[Zuben]

Been feeling particular towards pollaxe lately.

[LemonDemonGirl]

Can I just say, holy shit this necro.
I saw I posted in it, but I couldn't remember when I posted in it. Now knowing it's 9 years old, I know why I don't remember.

Not much has changed. I still prefer a non-bladed weapon such as a staff, baton, etc. Haven't fought in melee combat with a weapon, but I imagine having a simple blunt weapon to easily whack away with without having to worry about where it's edge is facing would be a plus in a dangerous situation. I'm also not really into causing grievous bodily harm, so causing minimal damage is easy with a non-blade.
Having said that, I'm also partial to knives. Handy for gardening, handy work, trekking.

Same here. I'm not into causing violence, I'd rather just slap someone away to a safe distance

Scythes are pretty cool tho

[Aurgjelme]

A long spear and a shield

[SinR]

Poleaxe. always loved longer ranged melee weapons

[Goradan]

Swords, followed by hammers and maces.

[Wylyth1992]

I like Longswords. People disparage them to much, think them unsharp clubs, which annoy me to no end.

[MrWolly]

Battle Axes, of course!

[BicycleMafioso]

Halberd. I just like saying the word in Swedish.

[RCA]

The flail

Something about being able to whack myself by mistake..

Just to think...probably over 250+ people in the world have died to self inflicted flail injuries. Don’t have anything to back my claim but there just had to have been some swings/twirls to the side of your own face. No more picture headshots after that.

Gladius for me, very fine but short close combat range for what was probably the bloodiest of fights when the legions used it.

[kasuke06]

type: Swords

Style points: Scottish Basket Hilt, or a Claymore.

[schwarzkopf]

A car ... awesome protection, low risk to user.

[Logwyn]

Bo staff is the go-to!