I like the roman mainz gladius, for it's superiority in close combat, and fact it was used for hundreds of years in countless battles and never really changed (showing how effective the design was)
The halberd, easily one of the best melee weapons ever invented. It's basically a more robust and versatile spear, although harder to use effectively.
Good choice, it has that iconic silhouette on the battlefield and I imagine it's highly effective against plate amour
The gun
Flail; it has flair
revolvers tho i must admit i like rapiers, sabers and katanas
Oooh, only one?
I can't.
My favs are daggers (primitive to Fairbairn-Sykes), axes, gladius, katana.
I do really like jungle swords / machetes - primitive but effective.
I have a collection of fighting knives, as well as a custom axe and a custom jungle knife.
I have a license for these (knife collector).
I can't.
My favs are daggers (primitive to Fairbairn-Sykes), axes, gladius, katana.
I do really like jungle swords / machetes - primitive but effective.
I have a collection of fighting knives, as well as a custom axe and a custom jungle knife.
I have a license for these (knife collector).
The dragon skimmy since I’m an OSRScel
Yeah it's a very iconic weapon. Pretty good vs cavalry and it could cut down plate armour too. If I had to pick a weapon to fight vs armored cavalry I would pick it no doubt.
Range is such an overpowered stat to have on a melee weapon, add to the versatility the polearms offered and we have a no brainer for melee fights.
That's pretty cool same here, I have over 50 knifes/swords now. Why the license though lol? What country are you in, that's insane
Aye, but which one laddie
Check out the ancient Chinese 'ji'.
Low tec anti-cavalry.
Pull people off horses.
Every body likes a flail
My knives are in Chadstralia.
I live in between a couple of countries. My home in East Asia prohibits fighting knives.
Yeah looks very good. Any weapon that has a lot of range, a pointy end and some other shape around the tip is just good.
That's surprising, I always imagined east asia would have relaxed laws and tons of street stalls selling knives and shit.
If it was a Greek citizen soldier situation I'd bring a polearm, shield, short sword and daggers.
I'm not a good archer.
Unfortunately not.
And all the spree stabbers over there have largely used kitchen knives of some description.
dildo
Prussian saber
Guisearm. No need to worry about someone if they can't even get close to you and your badass chopping pole.
The longbow. English longbowmen regularly made short work of the enemy with them.
A mace with spikes, if I had one I’d call it “The Foid Punished” pretty cool name tbh
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spear
Classic battle axes
Spanish rapier cause looks sexy like a katana while being more useful.
A vial of brain eating amoebas
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A glock.
VGH... the Gewehr 98...
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Ludwigs holy blade
crossbow
I like bows tbh, and draggers
The AK47
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I had a dream I killed a foid with a dildo, it was great
Maces with spikes at the end of them, because sometimes you just need to bludgeon people to death.
They're simple to make and craft, readily accessible.
On a historic note, clubs were probably the first weapons to be invented from our more primitive primate based origins. Virtually every ancient culture on earth has their variation of this simplistic melee weapon. It was the precursor to later swords and axes.
They're simple to make and craft, readily accessible.
On a historic note, clubs were probably the first weapons to be invented from our more primitive primate based origins. Virtually every ancient culture on earth has their variation of this simplistic melee weapon. It was the precursor to later swords and axes.
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Based af
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Any kind of mace or axe that is easy to carry.
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Pre-firearm:
Melee: I like the spear, but the sword is better overall. A skilled spearman could make life difficult for a swordsman, but they both usually carry shields. Once the swordsman pushes inside the spearman's range, it's over.
Ranged: The recurve longbow. Insane accurate range and you didn't need to be very strong to wield it, unlike the longbow.
Post-firearm:
Melee: Russian AK-47/74 standard issue bayonet. Some of the best modern combat steel I've ever seen.
Ranged: That's not an easy one to answer. It depends on your caliber and platform. Most of the time the AK-47 wins, simply because of it's larger caliber and the fact that the weapon shoots in any condition - drowned in sand even. It has paralleled functional durability; you still need to clean it eventually, however. Its biggest problem is its effective accuracy.
Melee: I like the spear, but the sword is better overall. A skilled spearman could make life difficult for a swordsman, but they both usually carry shields. Once the swordsman pushes inside the spearman's range, it's over.
Ranged: The recurve longbow. Insane accurate range and you didn't need to be very strong to wield it, unlike the longbow.
Post-firearm:
Melee: Russian AK-47/74 standard issue bayonet. Some of the best modern combat steel I've ever seen.
Ranged: That's not an easy one to answer. It depends on your caliber and platform. Most of the time the AK-47 wins, simply because of it's larger caliber and the fact that the weapon shoots in any condition - drowned in sand even. It has paralleled functional durability; you still need to clean it eventually, however. Its biggest problem is its effective accuracy.
I agree, the AK47 is undeniably iconic, but technically has been surpassed by most modern ARs like the HK433, mainly due to better ammunition. My favorites firearm has to be the 50cal kentucky long rifle because it's beautiful, closely followed by the yellowboy and peace maker. Yep I like Westerns.
Kusarigama
Only good thing invented by the Commies.
Based lmao
Sig Sauer P226 9mm. ER duel-wielded these in his retribution.
Beautiful. Although I do like the colt python as well.
Didn't know that. Based choice.
The machete.
Battle axe
Probably a warhammer. As an average guy using one of these you would be able to disable a knight in full armour and the spiked end can also act as a spear. It's also good against cavalry.
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