Which edged weapon would you take.........

Aloha · **on:** April 20, 2018, 07:28:31 AM

I watch forged in fire and enjoy seeing all the historical weapons the last two contestants have to make. It got me wondering.... What edged weapon would I take into battle?

If you had to pick two edged weapons to take into battle which would you take?

Zed · **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2018, 08:16:35 AM

A khukuri is a given for me

and a dagger

hack and stab weapons

kirk13 · **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2018, 10:02:09 AM

IT depends very much on what form the combat will take....

Deep thoughts aside,I rather like the idea of a gladius. Second choice would be a toss up between a tomahawk of some sort(probably a Vietman style tactical one) or a khukri

Fuzzbucket · **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2018, 11:04:42 AM

To be honest, and I'm being totally serious here and I've thought about it a lot, I'd choose a spade. Nobody... but nobody is going to mess with me armed with a garden spade... It's the perfect weapon for Fuzzy.

Gerhard Gerber · **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2018, 11:17:22 AM

Definitely some form pole arm and a dagger.

Pole arm will hopefully make up for the complete lack or real skill with a bladed weapon.

Dagger.....well by that time most likely it's too late.

Don Pablo · **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2018, 11:20:44 AM

I don’t have training in any form of combat....
I’ll probably take a ghillie suit.

pomsbz · **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2018, 12:27:00 PM

I'd take a fast horse in any other direction to be honest.

Otherwise, assuming I had the training to use it, a longbow. I like the idea of being able to strike while not having to engage in a melee. If it had to be close combat, an axe of some kind. A pole axe assuming I had the training. It combines a bunch of features which are incredibly versatile. Anything but a sword though.

lister · **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2018, 12:53:44 PM

A good pair of running shoes and maybe a light binoculars to plan my escape route...

Fuzzbucket · **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2018, 02:09:06 PM

Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on April 20, 2018, 11:20:44 AM

I don’t have training in any form of combat....
I’ll probably take a ghillie suit.

You could borrow my spade mate... or I could give you a trowel?

magentus · **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2018, 02:22:16 PM

I would secure a shovel to each arm and whirl around like a helicopter until all my enemies were dispatched. Then I would dig their graves two handed for speed.

Gerhard Gerber · **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2018, 02:26:29 PM

Quote from: Zed on April 20, 2018, 08:16:35 AM

A khukuri is a given for me and a dagger hack and stab weapons

Having made a few, and tested them including beating the smurf out of my own.......the scary thought is facing a pissed off dude with a Kukri

You hold it in your hand, and you just know if you need to remove a gangrenous finger, that's the thing to use.....

Don Pablo · **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2018, 02:30:46 PM

Quote from: Fuzzbucket on April 20, 2018, 02:09:06 PM

Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on April 20, 2018, 11:20:44 AM
I don’t have training in any form of combat....
I’ll probably take a ghillie suit.

You could borrow my spade mate... or I could give you a trowel?

Nah, I'll hide until the battle is over.

ThePeacent · **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2018, 03:06:51 PM

as Matt Easton says, CONTEXT!

Am I in an army or do I stand alone?
What era and time period is this, what weapons and armor do my opponents have?
Are they an army, a battalion, a couple guys, or a legion?
What's the terrain like? And the battlefield? Open spaces, indoors, tunnels, trenches, fields, mountains, desert, snow, jungle,...
Do they have vehicles, or horses, or do they all march on their feet?
...

but given most scenarios, my edged weapon would probably be a bayonet at the end of a loaded rifle

Or more seriously on topic, a polearm and a kukri for close quarters

glenfiddich1983 · **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2018, 03:46:31 PM

Quote from: Fuzzbucket on April 20, 2018, 11:04:42 AM

To be honest, and I'm being totally serious here and I've thought about it a lot, I'd choose a spade. Nobody... but nobody is going to mess with me armed with a garden spade... It's the perfect weapon for Fuzzy.

(Image removed from quote.)

Excellent! And make sure it's properly sharpened!

Don Pablo · **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2018, 03:48:43 PM

Shovels can be deadly in the right hands.

ThePeacent · **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2018, 04:12:50 PM

Quote from: Pablo O'Brien on April 20, 2018, 03:48:43 PM

Shovels can be deadly in the right hands.

who needs guns having shovels...

Aloha · **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2018, 04:19:46 PM

As far as skills I also have none. As to context,

. I wasn't thinking too far ahead obviously

A little more context.

This would not be a gladiator arena. This would not be one on one per se but certainly could. You would be in your town/city/country. You pick the season. You would be defending your neigborhood with a small group ( possibly family or neighbors ) against foes with only edged weapons as well. You have no clue which edged weapons they'd have. Like any foe their weapons would be only known once they were upon you.

Obviously the details are totally up to your imagination. My thought was more about what edged weapon you feel of any historical weapons you'd carry. I know training plays a big part. Farmers used tools they had on hand to defend themselves and were quite effective. When hoards attacked they used their weapons of choice be it swords, axes, pole weapons, etc. We have an "advantage" seeing all the historical weaponry. Maybe you have a favorite/s? Maybe you've also seen Deadliest Warrior? After seeing so many of the FIF challenges and the neat historical weapons it just go me thinking.

I'm really in which edged weapon you fancy "IF" you had to chose.

I am leaning towards a pole weapon like the Chinese Ji and Filipino Kampilan. Again I have zero edged weapon training or knowledge. These two seem from my unskilled mind formidable in the right hands.

microbe · **Reply #17 on:** April 20, 2018, 04:34:42 PM

Bring out the pitchforks!

Alan K. · **Reply #18 on:** April 20, 2018, 09:02:53 PM

I like knives and swords and even shovels, but I don't want to have to fight with any of them. Never bring a knife to a gun fight.

Lynn LeFey · **Reply #19 on:** April 20, 2018, 09:11:54 PM

I'm sorry, but the answer to 'what bladed weapon do you bring to a fight' has been the same for thousands of years.

A spear.

After that, it gets tricky, but for me as a backup? A spear head that can also be used as a dagger.

Skill level is irrelevant. With two equally matched opponents, the guy with the spear wins, and with two unequally matched opponents, the less skilled guy with the spear still wins against the moderately capable swordsman. Only a great disparity allows sword to beat spear, and at that point, the weapons no longer matter.

Oh, wait... I changed my mind, a karambit, with a backup of some pointless ninja weapon.... I'll go... ninja climbing claws.

Sorry if this seems like a strong opinion, but I have LITERALLY all of history backing me up on this.

redmond · **Reply #20 on:** April 20, 2018, 10:23:18 PM

I'm with Lynn - a spear - keeping the other person's blade at a distance is almost everything with edged weapons.

Be that as it may, having no training or skill with said spear, I would take a .45 ACP 1911.

styx · **Reply #21 on:** April 20, 2018, 11:45:21 PM

Halberd and kukri

Aloha · **Reply #22 on:** April 21, 2018, 12:30:15 AM

Quote from: styx on April 20, 2018, 11:45:21 PM

Halberd and kukri

I almost said these exact weapons

ColoSwiss · **Reply #23 on:** April 21, 2018, 04:29:22 AM

Quote from: ThePeacent on April 20, 2018, 03:06:51 PM

as Matt Easton says, CONTEXT!

Am I in an army or do I stand alone?
What era and time period is this, what weapons and armor do my opponents have?
Are they an army, a battalion, a couple guys, or a legion?
What's the terrain like? And the battlefield? Open spaces, indoors, tunnels, trenches, fields, mountains, desert, snow, jungle,...
Do they have vehicles, or horses, or do they all march on their feet?
...

but given most scenarios, my edged weapon would probably be a bayonet at the end of a loaded rifle
Or more seriously on topic, a polearm and a kukri for close quarters

Another vote for a bayonet on a loaded rifle, probably an M-4 carbine (Have a fair amount of experience with ARs. Very little with edged weapons.)

As far as edged weapons go, a halberd is probably most effective in trained hands. That's why royal bodyguards regularly carried them. However I've never seen real halberd practice.