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Originally Posted by Raellus
My favorite T2k PC once used a hatchet in close combat. It was messy, but effective. He's used knuckle-dusters a few times, always in an attempt to subdue an opponent or end a fist-fight quickly.
[snip Ghurkha bit]
I also like Tomahawks, ever since reading a couple of books about Roger's Rangers in the French & Indian War.
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Fighting axes are harsh things, they should have a thin blade unlike a wood axe and are pretty crap for cutting wood. As the head extends past a blocking arm intersecting the haft they can be a hard thing to avoid, and sweeping cuts at the legs can really only be avoided by jumping backwards. I can see why they've become so popular. The Soviet SPD-5 entrenching tool shares a lot of these characteristics, being one of the last entrenching tools not to have a folding head. I can see a lot of PCs picking those up.