What "edged" weapon has the greatest "Fear Factor" for you...

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I agree with the spear, and would add that I would include the halberd. Nuff said.

On the other hand, as unlikely as it would be that I would ever be attacked with a rapier, a rapier in the hands of a fencer is one heck of a deadly weapon. Not so much for slashing, I guess, but man, your gonna get a whole bunch of holes poked in you fast if the assailant knows what he is doing...
 
Here's some scary ones.

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What is the bottom one, second picture? I've seen one, a friend got it in Vietnam, but didn't know much about it as far as manufacturer, etc.:confused:
 
ANYTHING with a sharp edge and a sharp point scares the hell out of me! I've had some serious cuts, but not from fights, and that's enough.

I've often thought about warfare throughout history, and how much of it was before guns, where it was all hacking, spearing, slashing, arrows and skull-crushing, with horrific injuries and agonizing death. And survivors being horribly maimed or dying slowly from infections. Really gives me the willies, and makes me think firearms/explosives warfare is almost humane.
 
Problem with blades is.... it is what I am ready to defend against. They don't scare me because I know how to use mine better than most people. Not many people train to commit crimes.....

But, for the sake of argument. spyderco civilian. Getting cut by that would not be fun at all....
 
i just looked up what the civilain looks like, and i see why you wouldnt want to run up against that. looks like it could split your arm down to the bone all the way from elbow to wrist no problem.
 
I think the khukuri has a tremendous "scare" factor due to its very unusual shape.
 
+1 on razors. You won't see it, you won't feel it cut you right away, and it can be hidden in the mouth. I saw a guy...a very creepy guy who worked as a bouncer...show somebody how he kept a double edged razor in his mouth and how he could whip it out...fast. Nobody expects someone reaching for his mouth to be going for a weapon. Very creepy...and scary.
 
+1 on small razors.

Scalpels too. Normal scalpels are scarily effective if used as a weapon in an attack, and now there are these knife makers that are making 'field/fighting scalpel' styled knives with matching concealed carry sheaths.

Those small Razel knives are the only SPECIFIC (named) knife that scares me more than others. Anything bigger, and I can see it and react. These small knives can slice you up before you realize you're now in an armed confrontation.
 
And survivors being horribly maimed or dying slowly from infections. Really gives me the willies, and makes me think firearms/explosives warfare is almost humane.
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People often think of war today as horrible, and it is if you are involved, but compared to the old days it is not so bad.
When people faced eachother with edged weapons even someone with serious injuries could and often would continue to inflict injuries on others. So they would trade injuries.
Many thousands would often die in single battles.
Then after battles many more would die from infections and disease, even those just lightly wounded. These are men that marched hundreds of miles in the same clothes and were often living in filthy conditions, and the blades they would hack and stab at you with no cleaner.
Here is a picture of a soldier dying of tetanus, notice little sign of injury, from the first site on google with it (famous picture):
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Winning only to lose later was common, so taking any injury, even superficial was often lethal. Avoiding all injury against another trained opponent with an edged weapon was difficult. Some even coated thier weapons in poisons (which were often closely guarded recipes and so not mentioned as often as they were used in history.)
Very different than the fantasy fiction that surrounds a lot of edged weapon warfare today.
 
Then after battles many more would die from infections and disease, even those just lightly wounded
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wounds caused by edged weapons can still cause serious infections today. i got stabbed in the calf afew years ago and it STILL GOT infected. the blade went all the way to the bone, glanced off the bone, and then ripped down about 2 inches to leave a nice hole in my leg. ended up in the hospital having lost alot of blood, got 20-somethin' stiches with 2 tetanus shots directly into the wound, and lots of neosporin on the bandages covering it. darn thing managed to get infected even after all those precautions. doc says i could have lost my leg from the knee down if they hadn't called me in for a checkup (and im SURE i would have lost the leg in the days before modern antibiotics). edged weapons are still viable and fearsome weapons with a nasty tendency for breeding infection/disease.
 
pretty much every edged weapon that I am on the receveing end of.

There was a kid in a town near here that was killed by police after he chopped his moms arm off and was trying to attack police with some sort of sword. crazy world
 
Folding Hunters are deceivingly small

An Alpha Hunter in 154CM steel by Buck can be honed extremely sharp. Yes, the 3 1/2" long blade is a very useful size for many tasks, but would I dare attempt to save my life by slashing a 3" deep groove into a home invaders mid-section?

Seems messy at best: all those intestines, yuk. I'd rather grab a loaded pistol for a cleaner no brainer shot. cliffy
 
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