Knives/daggers in the Twilight War

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Brother in Arms

...axes hatchets and tomahawks but only the 18th century sort like long hunters and trapper carried I hate the modern ones.

I used to carry one on my webbing as both tool and "backup weapon" in case my M60 had a fatal stoppage. Drew a few second glances I must say.
Tried a 1907 SMLE bayonet for a while, but it was a little long and unwieldy when crawling, and was near useless as a tool.

[Targan]

A late friend of mine had a beautiful Gerber tomahawk with a synthetic (carbon fibre or fibreglass) handle. It came with fast-release plastic belt-mounted quarter scabbard. I was impressed by it's design, weight and balance. I think it would've made a very effective and brutal hand to hand weapon as well as a handy tool. it was very light for its size.

[weswood]

When I played around with the SCA my prefered weapon was an axe. I liked a small double bladed head with a haft around 30". With it I could catch an opponent's weapon between the blade and the haft tying it up while I struck with a secondary weapon. Or I could catch his shield and yank it out of the way to for a strike.

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by Targan

A late friend of mine had a beautiful Gerber tomahawk with a synthetic (carbon fibre or fibreglass) handle. It came with fast-release plastic belt-mounted quarter scabbard. I was impressed by it's design, weight and balance. I think it would've made a very effective and brutal hand to hand weapon as well as a handy tool. it was very light for its size.

I've almost ordered one, a couple of times now. I'd probably never use it, though, and despite the alarming number of folks out there (growing every day, it seems) that actually believe in a coming Zombacalypse, I just don't see it happening.

As to bladed weapons in T2K, one of my favorite PCs carries a hatchet. He recently used it in combat (after carrying it around for two years, RT) for the very first time, to great, if messy, effect.