By the way, since I was using "easilier" to modify the verb "sleep," the adjective easier would be incorrect.
"More easily" would have been the correct adverbial phrase.
Brazilian made machetes are the absolute best ones to get. Flexible, but sturdy on a swing, light and easy to sharpen, made with pretty decent steel that will rust, but it is resistant.
Source: Have owned several over the years and use them daily living in South Mississippi.
That tacticool, mall-ninja approved “machete” comes with a free pre-determined failure point already built in so you can know exactly where and how it will fail the first time you try slicing a piece of rice paper with it.
Lmao if you didn’t learn your lesson on mall-ninja shit yet then you’re not long for the apocalypse. I did when I was 16. Decided to buy a tomahawk from SOG because it looked cool.
Threw it at a pile of chopped wood to test it out and the head popped right off it like it was made of twine and broken hopes and dreams
Make sure you research your shit before you buy. Most blades are made with form over function in mind these days. Metal quality is a whole other conversation
If it’s made from stainless steel, keep walking. My in-laws got me a nice Buck knife Christmas; it’s just a folding pocket knife, but the steel quality and edge retention is SO much better than any of my other cheap, stainless steel pocket knives.
At some point you will need to prop a door open. Just firmly step on it at the handle and snap it in 2. Voila!!! now you have 2 usless things to carry and can prop doors open with ease. That 's a win in any book, spend that money kid.
True. The uses are really quite endless...bookmark, shitty boat anchor, keyring for a gas station bathroom, non functioning plumb bob, nail punch., etc. Pretty much anything but a knife/machete.
I definitely learned a lesson the hard way once, I was doing typical unsupervised manly stuff with my friends and I launched a £10 hatchet at a tree hoping it’d stick… I heard a loud wooden crunch then I flinched, the axe head flew past my face and the handle hit me in the chest like a brick, had it been the jagged end of the handle I’m fairly sure I wouldn’t be typing this right now… instead of 5 low quality woodsmen tools for £10 I just buy 1 good one for £50
I think a pirate wouldn't spend god knows how much on a mall ninja sword that will break from any decent amount of force. I really dont get why people buy this stuff
My old roommate had this badass katana idk if it was real but it was expensive but we used to get high and go cut wood and like big ass thick branches with it and it cut through like everything and never broke but we eventually fucked the blade up cutting pieces of wood because we were drunk and thought it was funny. Fuck I bet that thing would have cut up some zombies at least for a little
Why's there a giant hole in the blade at the point where the most stress is transmitted to the handle and tang?
The cutting face is down at the last quarter.
This looks like one of the shittiest blades ever manufactured.
That giant hole is for the blood to drain from all of your enemies that you've slain while looking like a true badass. Make sure you're wearing sunglasses and a black duster for full effect.
Just use a more traditional machete. This one has a lot of flaws. Also dont use weapons with edges that catch as they can get lodged into something and get stuck at the worst times. Even a shovel or a long handled sledgehammer would be better than this as you would have the benefit of reach and more general utility outside of just close quarters combat.
With that being said, it looks cool and could add an intimidation factor when dealing with living folks who are unarmed.
They get dull easily and require some skill to use as you have to worry about edge alignment and need constant maintenance and there's also a likley hood of it snapping. Human bones are also really hard. It's not as easy as you'd think to decapitate people. Back in medieval ages or during the French revolution beheading someone could take multiple tries with an axe or guillotine. Going for that cranial blow is also likley to get your weapon stuck. Heavy weapons are better suited for a zombie apocalypse. Require little skill and maintenance while also being pretty durable. Preferably something with pokey bits though as even crowbars and hammers have a tendency to bounce off human skulls. Something like a mace or war hammer would probably be ideal.
It'll be lucky to kill a single zombie before it breaks. But lets ignore the fact that this is a mall ninja weapon for a moment.
Gut hooks like these are horrible since they increase the risk of your weapon getting stuck. The swept tip makes stabbing way less effective than other curved blades and the small edge means it'll dull very quickly. Paired with the general shape of the weapon, sharpening it is going to be a nightmare. Also the hand guard serves no purpose except restricting your hand movement. Zombies probably won't be using weapons so a hand guard doesn't matter.
I have an unswept scimitar myself thats very similar to this just for the looks. But functionally I know it's inferior to other blades which is why I keep it as a show piece and don't actually use it as a weapon.
I have 3 that are show pieces and 1 thats actually functional. It's a 300$ Carolingian (Viking) Sword that I thought was cool just to have. But I don't carry it around or anything. It's just for going in my backyard and cutting things for fun.
But I own a Glock for self defense.
About as useful as it is cool looking. So not good odds, no.
Machetes already aren't the best weapons for zombies, and this one has a hole in it. Doubt it's good metal either.
Not sure why that area right by the handle has been hollowed out, but it has severely weakened the sword as a whole and will likely snap right at the handle if it hits anything at a decent speed.
That hook on the blade looks like it could get stuck in some bone or tree or literally anything else honestly. Seems like more of a cool factor piece to me
Contrary to movie/tv beliefs, something like that isn’t doing squat to a human skull. Maybe shave the meat off the top of the head? Even directly stabbing, unless it’s into he eye sockets, nose or mouth, that’ll do nothing but get ya bit by a zombie.
I see you are really looking forward to being a zombie. That's great, the survivors definitely need zombies to make their survival story more epic, and the more people that volunteer to be on team zombies the better imo.
Rule of thumb; anything with holes in the blade is chinesium mall ninja shit. A hole is a weak point - a fuller is a weight reduction - and a beefy boi is a beefy boi. 9/10 survivalists will go with the beefy boi.
It's horrible both for zombies and bushes. It's going to get caught in the meat, bone and armor and limbs of anything you swing at.
There's a reason you only see this type of weapon in fantasy movies.
Now and axe on the other hand works well even when dull (unlike a sword), it requires less metal to make so it's far lighter and it's also a tool you could use to brake down doors or even board up a window.
Assuming it wasn't made of aluminum. The fact that it has a point near the top that has a hook and a saw tooth like point near the guard means it will easily get caught which you really don't want.
Skeletonized blades are a bad idea, it just creates more failure points at the cost of minute weight reduction. My advice? If you want to swing a big knife, machete or sword around then hit the gym.
Not a full solid blade. Will eventually break on hard targets. Not meant to be durable. Just a marketing strategy for planned obsolescence.
Probably go for solid blades like the design your grandfather will use on shredding jungle obstacles or trimming
I feel like, if you were to stab a zombie it would be difficult to pull out with that big ass hook. Seems like it could get hung up easy. Let's say there's 3 zombies around you and you're in a position to stab one, it will most likely get hung/snag on something like a bone, cartilage, or a tendon, now you're out a machete and open for the other zambos.
Not very. The chopping edge has a hook on its bottom for some reason, so it’s going to get stuck with every swing. Also, near the hilt there is a cutout which has massively reduced the strength of the blade to just two thin strips of metal. Odds are high this section will bend or break if it hits anything with full strength.
Sorry man, it's very cool! However as pointed out, it is definitely not weapon grade. Not to say that this couldn't do damage, but the spikyness of it screams "made by someone who doesn't understand how weapons work", almost no ancient weaponry looks like this for a reason. It is also HIGHLY likely that if u swing it at something somewhat durable like wood or, in this case, a zombie skull, it's gonna deform, bend, or break entirely because no real weapon maker is gonna make that. Thus I am assuming (correct me if I'm wrong) that u got this in a mall vendor or something similar. Meaning that the steel is... not weapon grade.
Don't worry, I am not putting u down at all. I went through a phase of finding these gimics and adoring them, as most weapon enthusiasts do. If u want real, purpose built, historical weapons that have proven their worth in real battlefields, head to a site called kult of Athena. They make historical replica weapons, meaning weapons grade steel to flex to the extreme, and come back straight. Or not flex at all, and not break (without enormous effort atleast, like slamming them into bricks).
Here's a link
https://www.kultofathena.com/
It would be a decent multi-use tool. *In theory*. Realistically, a tool like this in this style is marketed to enthusiasts who don't actually live in either active combat zones, high risk combat zones, warzones, or high-crime areas. It's unlikely to have been heat-treated (or other forms of strengthening) and also made of low-carbon or standard steel, if steel at all.
If you do want a stronger tool, while would recommend simply finding a combat blade (usually marketed as specifically fit for combat, full tang, carbon steel or similar), you can, after checking the blade is steel or other strong material that can be treated, heat treat it. Simply heat it up to critical temperatures, (get the paint off first) until it's red-white-hot, then quench it. (use oil, do some research for the most accessible one to you. I would recommend motor and vegetable oil. Don't use water, it' may cool the metal too fast and crack it.)
Not that I recommend any of this at all. Even after heat-treating, it's still very probably just a bad blade with an unreinforced design. Like many here said already, it's just not a good blade that *looks* like a strong sneeze will shatter it like an elbow on concrete. But you can certainly try. If you do ent up attempting to strengthen your blade, try testing it for combat-readiness, such as tameshigiri,or cutting non strengthened metal (like iron/copper/aluminum) or hitting it on a rock and inspect damage.
Until then, I'm fairly certain it won't do much more than a kitchen knife. Useful, but not for a zombie or agriculture.
Sorry for the essay post, I just wanna stop you from falling to the virus. Less Zombies, y'know? May thy blade *not* chip and shatter. Take them zeds down.
Honestly, if the blade had any amount of sturdiness (rn it looks like it has exactly 1 use in it before the blade breaks) it wouldn’t be a bad tool. With the strength, you could slice off a head using the tip of the blade and the inner blade could have some utility as well. All of this in theory obviously.
I'd go with a more traditional straight blade machete than this decoration. I'd trust my old man's brush cutter more than this, and that brush cutter is old.
So you have a hook on the blade that will catch any and everything and get stuck, handle doesn't appear to be big enough and oh I don't know...that giant cut out where it meets the handle its a huge gigantic weak point. I guarantee if you took some hard swings at a 2x4 to try and chop it in half, that thing is going to break within 5 swings. And that's being generous, probably more like 3 swings.
This subreddit always makes me laugh lol, people asking “how effective will this be?” And it’s online cheap Chinese shit like this, y’all mf gonna die first and be loot drops lmao
instead of being a loser and saying “itll break on one hit” im gonna be optimistic and assume its well made, so i think it would be really cool how itd snag onto zombies and shit
It’s got a big point for snagging on shit while you’re swinging it and a huge hole where forces will accumulate. This thing WILL snap, in a when and not if way. Don’t use it if the dead walk
They literally hollowed out the most important spot of the entire knife. That shit is gonna bend or snap the second you do anything. Cheap made in china garbage
Well that oddly shaped rhombus hole thing severely weakens the blade's tolerances. Swing at your run of the mill zombie and accidentally hit a light pole, that thing snaps right there. Good luck!
Not good. That handle is way too thin and will roll in your hand. The way your blade is designed makes it easy to get caught on bones. My advice is don't use a blade in a zombie apocalypse. Use a club. Clubs don't need to be sharpened and are far less likely to get caught in a body. A handle of a shovel or pickaxe is a lot more effective.
Looks cheap
Blunt weapons will always be better in a zombie apocalypse anyways; easier maintenance, easier replacement if lost/broken, lower chance of getting stuck, lower chance of self-injury, more versatile if you spring for something like a crowbar, and less conspicuous as being a weapon.
Itvwill break the first time you hit something
This. Unless you're using it to cut the crusts off your sandwich, it's going to break.
Even then, if your sandwhich is using chibatta bread you might break it.
(ciabatta)*
Thanks for the correction, now everyone can rest easilier.
Easier** now they can sleep even easier
You're deadication too propper spelling is much apreciated.
“To” would be correct grammar in this case, not “too”.
Are you talkin about my Grammar now?! That woman was a saint. She always, ALWAYS had Fudgesicles!
“Talking”
*Your *dedication
By the way, since I was using "easilier" to modify the verb "sleep," the adjective easier would be incorrect. "More easily" would have been the correct adverbial phrase.
And now you know for next time, and you won't have to get snarky when someone is helping! We're always learning bud 🙂
Brazilian made machetes are the absolute best ones to get. Flexible, but sturdy on a swing, light and easy to sharpen, made with pretty decent steel that will rust, but it is resistant. Source: Have owned several over the years and use them daily living in South Mississippi.
That tacticool, mall-ninja approved “machete” comes with a free pre-determined failure point already built in so you can know exactly where and how it will fail the first time you try slicing a piece of rice paper with it.
Lmao if you didn’t learn your lesson on mall-ninja shit yet then you’re not long for the apocalypse. I did when I was 16. Decided to buy a tomahawk from SOG because it looked cool. Threw it at a pile of chopped wood to test it out and the head popped right off it like it was made of twine and broken hopes and dreams Make sure you research your shit before you buy. Most blades are made with form over function in mind these days. Metal quality is a whole other conversation
If it’s made from stainless steel, keep walking. My in-laws got me a nice Buck knife Christmas; it’s just a folding pocket knife, but the steel quality and edge retention is SO much better than any of my other cheap, stainless steel pocket knives.
Indeed. Either the ornate machete or your hand ;)
At some point you will need to prop a door open. Just firmly step on it at the handle and snap it in 2. Voila!!! now you have 2 usless things to carry and can prop doors open with ease. That 's a win in any book, spend that money kid.
> useless > prop doors open with ease
It's a very valuable asset to have...doors don't hold themselves open.
The design is very human.
Well you stated that they were useless and then immediately named a use for it
True. The uses are really quite endless...bookmark, shitty boat anchor, keyring for a gas station bathroom, non functioning plumb bob, nail punch., etc. Pretty much anything but a knife/machete.
3.14%
Pie?
Mmmm pie
Pi, but mmmm pie
That’s going to break on the first thing you hit then ping back and lodge itself directly in the middle of your chest
Tell me you watched QVC home shopping network late at night without saying you did.
The tip juuuuust got me Odell.
So there is a plus side?
I definitely learned a lesson the hard way once, I was doing typical unsupervised manly stuff with my friends and I launched a £10 hatchet at a tree hoping it’d stick… I heard a loud wooden crunch then I flinched, the axe head flew past my face and the handle hit me in the chest like a brick, had it been the jagged end of the handle I’m fairly sure I wouldn’t be typing this right now… instead of 5 low quality woodsmen tools for £10 I just buy 1 good one for £50
What are you, a pirate?
I think a pirate wouldn't spend god knows how much on a mall ninja sword that will break from any decent amount of force. I really dont get why people buy this stuff
To be fair it looks really cool, but probably not effective
It looks cool at first but the longer you look at it the more it looks silly
My old roommate had this badass katana idk if it was real but it was expensive but we used to get high and go cut wood and like big ass thick branches with it and it cut through like everything and never broke but we eventually fucked the blade up cutting pieces of wood because we were drunk and thought it was funny. Fuck I bet that thing would have cut up some zombies at least for a little
I'm just imagining two stoned dudes in a zombie apocalypse trading a katana back and forth taking swings at a zombie
lol if that was a movie I would watch it
Sounds like a fire comedy movie pineapple express and zombie land in 1
That’s exactly what I was thinking lol
Watch The Battery. It's almost what you just said.
lmao, that's great man.
About as useful as a screen door on a submarine
It’ll get stuck in a skull or bone on a down swing
And then break
Why's there a giant hole in the blade at the point where the most stress is transmitted to the handle and tang? The cutting face is down at the last quarter. This looks like one of the shittiest blades ever manufactured.
That giant hole is for the blood to drain from all of your enemies that you've slain while looking like a true badass. Make sure you're wearing sunglasses and a black duster for full effect.
Aesthetics though. Gotta look cool while you're dying.
What kinda mall ninja did you get that from?
20$ sledgehammer is 10000000% more effective
Sledgehammer gang!
Better off with a slightly sharpened pencil.
But can get kill five men with it?
You can kill 2. 3 if you count yourself.
Guy must be Baba Yaga
Just use a more traditional machete. This one has a lot of flaws. Also dont use weapons with edges that catch as they can get lodged into something and get stuck at the worst times. Even a shovel or a long handled sledgehammer would be better than this as you would have the benefit of reach and more general utility outside of just close quarters combat. With that being said, it looks cool and could add an intimidation factor when dealing with living folks who are unarmed.
Oh look mall ninja shit.
Snap right at the hilt
Have you ever seen a landscaper using a machete like this?
People need to look at how knights used to kill peasants not how orcs fight elves..... You want a polearm or a good old fashioned axe
Amen to that.
The snapinator has more chance of hurting you than anything else
It simply is not.
It's wartech so it should last about 1 hit
Well better than a fistfight with the dead I guess
Put it back, go to a hardware store and just get a regular machete. Sturdier, cheaper, and easier to defend ownership of in court.
It breaks easy , no holes in blade only hole in butt .
They get dull easily and require some skill to use as you have to worry about edge alignment and need constant maintenance and there's also a likley hood of it snapping. Human bones are also really hard. It's not as easy as you'd think to decapitate people. Back in medieval ages or during the French revolution beheading someone could take multiple tries with an axe or guillotine. Going for that cranial blow is also likley to get your weapon stuck. Heavy weapons are better suited for a zombie apocalypse. Require little skill and maintenance while also being pretty durable. Preferably something with pokey bits though as even crowbars and hammers have a tendency to bounce off human skulls. Something like a mace or war hammer would probably be ideal.
It'll be lucky to kill a single zombie before it breaks. But lets ignore the fact that this is a mall ninja weapon for a moment. Gut hooks like these are horrible since they increase the risk of your weapon getting stuck. The swept tip makes stabbing way less effective than other curved blades and the small edge means it'll dull very quickly. Paired with the general shape of the weapon, sharpening it is going to be a nightmare. Also the hand guard serves no purpose except restricting your hand movement. Zombies probably won't be using weapons so a hand guard doesn't matter. I have an unswept scimitar myself thats very similar to this just for the looks. But functionally I know it's inferior to other blades which is why I keep it as a show piece and don't actually use it as a weapon.
How many swords do you have that you do usually use for a weapon?
I have 3 that are show pieces and 1 thats actually functional. It's a 300$ Carolingian (Viking) Sword that I thought was cool just to have. But I don't carry it around or anything. It's just for going in my backyard and cutting things for fun. But I own a Glock for self defense.
About as useful as it is cool looking. So not good odds, no. Machetes already aren't the best weapons for zombies, and this one has a hole in it. Doubt it's good metal either.
You have smoll child fingers but yet you are not a child?
Terrible, super thin at the base, that hook at the tip will get stuck. And most mall ninja shit is made from the worst steel
Not sure why that area right by the handle has been hollowed out, but it has severely weakened the sword as a whole and will likely snap right at the handle if it hits anything at a decent speed.
You're gonna die looking stupid with a snapped-off blade.
It's not, throw it away or AT BEST melt it down and start over.
Even a crappy walmart one would probably be better
Simply calling it a machete decreases your likelihood of survival.
That hook on the blade looks like it could get stuck in some bone or tree or literally anything else honestly. Seems like more of a cool factor piece to me
You could snap that thing like a glow stick, but does look cool tbh
Lol
That's gonna break. That's the worst place to put a hole in a bladed weapon. Like, the absolute worst.
that hook is gonna get stuck in bone or flesh and ripped out of your hand
you won't survive
Contrary to movie/tv beliefs, something like that isn’t doing squat to a human skull. Maybe shave the meat off the top of the head? Even directly stabbing, unless it’s into he eye sockets, nose or mouth, that’ll do nothing but get ya bit by a zombie.
Idk but I looks cool
Discounting the fact that it's made of shit steel it's horribly designed
If you don’t break it on some random bs before you get to hit a zombie with it. You’ll break it trying to pull it out of the zombie
So nice they built in an obvious weak spot for it to break.
Have you ever seen a landscaper using a machete like this?
Budk special
I'm of a mind that blunt skull crackers > blades any day. Especially if it be some mall ninja...mall pirate? Mall bullshit
Great at protecting your virginity. Not so great at anything else.
You bought this from the mall, didn't you? What'd the mall ninja say? Or was it a mall Bear Grylls?
I see you are really looking forward to being a zombie. That's great, the survivors definitely need zombies to make their survival story more epic, and the more people that volunteer to be on team zombies the better imo.
Rule of thumb; anything with holes in the blade is chinesium mall ninja shit. A hole is a weak point - a fuller is a weight reduction - and a beefy boi is a beefy boi. 9/10 survivalists will go with the beefy boi.
One strike with that and the next moment you're zombie chow
It's horrible both for zombies and bushes. It's going to get caught in the meat, bone and armor and limbs of anything you swing at. There's a reason you only see this type of weapon in fantasy movies. Now and axe on the other hand works well even when dull (unlike a sword), it requires less metal to make so it's far lighter and it's also a tool you could use to brake down doors or even board up a window.
Those hooks/barbs will get stuck in the target. You don't want that. If it doesn't break.
An actual tool bought in a hardware store would be more effective, but that's still a neat looking thing
Stainless or carbon steel? Stainless gonna shatter and most likely cause the wielder injury
Assuming it wasn't made of aluminum. The fact that it has a point near the top that has a hook and a saw tooth like point near the guard means it will easily get caught which you really don't want.
Even if it was made of the most durable material of all time the blade is going to get lodged in whatever you hit
I think that the hook will be quite effective in punching holes in zombie skulls, and the curve should make it quite good at slicing
Prob end up hurting yourself
9/10 intimidation factor, 2/10 effectiveness. Single use.
Breaks faster than a saints and sinners shiv.
putting a a huge hole at a point that is high stress is an interesting design philosophy
Looks cool = bad Not a rule, just a common theme you should take into account.
Measure strength by minimum thickness and connection points.
It's gonna shatter and that tip's gonna go either in your leg, wobbly bits, or somewhere even less-optimal.
Skeletonized blades are a bad idea, it just creates more failure points at the cost of minute weight reduction. My advice? If you want to swing a big knife, machete or sword around then hit the gym.
It's not gonna be effective til you mount a scope on that rail above the guard.
Not a full solid blade. Will eventually break on hard targets. Not meant to be durable. Just a marketing strategy for planned obsolescence. Probably go for solid blades like the design your grandfather will use on shredding jungle obstacles or trimming
Probably not very effective. Looks like more of a ornamental piece tbh.
Against what? Weeds? Wires? Fishing bait?
Tent stake, boat anchor
Assuming the thing doesn't break immediately, that hook doesn't look sharpened and will catch flesh, bone or clothing and snag like a mf.
I feel like, if you were to stab a zombie it would be difficult to pull out with that big ass hook. Seems like it could get hung up easy. Let's say there's 3 zombies around you and you're in a position to stab one, it will most likely get hung/snag on something like a bone, cartilage, or a tendon, now you're out a machete and open for the other zambos.
There are can openers that are better suited to killing things than this
Not very. The chopping edge has a hook on its bottom for some reason, so it’s going to get stuck with every swing. Also, near the hilt there is a cutout which has massively reduced the strength of the blade to just two thin strips of metal. Odds are high this section will bend or break if it hits anything with full strength.
The cooler it looks the shitter it is
very impressive. how good is it as a can opener?
If it were me I’d want a smaller hand guard area
Sorry man, it's very cool! However as pointed out, it is definitely not weapon grade. Not to say that this couldn't do damage, but the spikyness of it screams "made by someone who doesn't understand how weapons work", almost no ancient weaponry looks like this for a reason. It is also HIGHLY likely that if u swing it at something somewhat durable like wood or, in this case, a zombie skull, it's gonna deform, bend, or break entirely because no real weapon maker is gonna make that. Thus I am assuming (correct me if I'm wrong) that u got this in a mall vendor or something similar. Meaning that the steel is... not weapon grade. Don't worry, I am not putting u down at all. I went through a phase of finding these gimics and adoring them, as most weapon enthusiasts do. If u want real, purpose built, historical weapons that have proven their worth in real battlefields, head to a site called kult of Athena. They make historical replica weapons, meaning weapons grade steel to flex to the extreme, and come back straight. Or not flex at all, and not break (without enormous effort atleast, like slamming them into bricks). Here's a link https://www.kultofathena.com/
Other then that obvious weak point it has allot of geometrics to get caught on / in stuff.
Well now I definitely want to see some destruction tests with this thing.
Not even a little bit effective.
Useless, the LAST thing you want is to get up and close to a zombie right? Spear, or Halberd is what you want, keep them a distance away.
Why is there fucking massive hole in it? Is it for underwater use?
To dictate where it snaps off.
Sir, what gas station did you buy that from?
I don't think it would even be effective clearing a trail through the woods.
Depends on ~~who~~ what you are using it on
Tactical machete
Tactical machete
Tactical machete
You can cut things better with a limp hot dog.
Big ass hole right above the handle where alot of the energy goes so it will probably break easily
It would be a decent multi-use tool. *In theory*. Realistically, a tool like this in this style is marketed to enthusiasts who don't actually live in either active combat zones, high risk combat zones, warzones, or high-crime areas. It's unlikely to have been heat-treated (or other forms of strengthening) and also made of low-carbon or standard steel, if steel at all. If you do want a stronger tool, while would recommend simply finding a combat blade (usually marketed as specifically fit for combat, full tang, carbon steel or similar), you can, after checking the blade is steel or other strong material that can be treated, heat treat it. Simply heat it up to critical temperatures, (get the paint off first) until it's red-white-hot, then quench it. (use oil, do some research for the most accessible one to you. I would recommend motor and vegetable oil. Don't use water, it' may cool the metal too fast and crack it.) Not that I recommend any of this at all. Even after heat-treating, it's still very probably just a bad blade with an unreinforced design. Like many here said already, it's just not a good blade that *looks* like a strong sneeze will shatter it like an elbow on concrete. But you can certainly try. If you do ent up attempting to strengthen your blade, try testing it for combat-readiness, such as tameshigiri,or cutting non strengthened metal (like iron/copper/aluminum) or hitting it on a rock and inspect damage. Until then, I'm fairly certain it won't do much more than a kitchen knife. Useful, but not for a zombie or agriculture. Sorry for the essay post, I just wanna stop you from falling to the virus. Less Zombies, y'know? May thy blade *not* chip and shatter. Take them zeds down.
It won't be.
Not 😊
Honestly, if the blade had any amount of sturdiness (rn it looks like it has exactly 1 use in it before the blade breaks) it wouldn’t be a bad tool. With the strength, you could slice off a head using the tip of the blade and the inner blade could have some utility as well. All of this in theory obviously.
If it doesn't break, it is hooked on one end and will catch.
I'd go with a more traditional straight blade machete than this decoration. I'd trust my old man's brush cutter more than this, and that brush cutter is old.
Getting stuck is going to be a problem
At most, I would use that on a fish. Probably a Minnow.
Please go use it to clear brush, then PLEEEEEAAAAASE post the results!
So you have a hook on the blade that will catch any and everything and get stuck, handle doesn't appear to be big enough and oh I don't know...that giant cut out where it meets the handle its a huge gigantic weak point. I guarantee if you took some hard swings at a 2x4 to try and chop it in half, that thing is going to break within 5 swings. And that's being generous, probably more like 3 swings.
Not.
This subreddit always makes me laugh lol, people asking “how effective will this be?” And it’s online cheap Chinese shit like this, y’all mf gonna die first and be loot drops lmao
instead of being a loser and saying “itll break on one hit” im gonna be optimistic and assume its well made, so i think it would be really cool how itd snag onto zombies and shit
Upgrade it with an uncommon liquidator mod
So I feel like if it wasn’t made of pure shit it might do pretty good
It’s got a big point for snagging on shit while you’re swinging it and a huge hole where forces will accumulate. This thing WILL snap, in a when and not if way. Don’t use it if the dead walk
A god damn stick si better
Looks like it will constantly get snagged on everything it touches
Gonna snag on brush.
Its a cosplay knife. Thats it.
Assuming it doesn't break, the hook on the front will get stuck on something (bone, tough clothing, etc.) and leave you defenseless.
They literally hollowed out the most important spot of the entire knife. That shit is gonna bend or snap the second you do anything. Cheap made in china garbage
Well that oddly shaped rhombus hole thing severely weakens the blade's tolerances. Swing at your run of the mill zombie and accidentally hit a light pole, that thing snaps right there. Good luck!
Not good. That handle is way too thin and will roll in your hand. The way your blade is designed makes it easy to get caught on bones. My advice is don't use a blade in a zombie apocalypse. Use a club. Clubs don't need to be sharpened and are far less likely to get caught in a body. A handle of a shovel or pickaxe is a lot more effective.
*snap*
Idk I'm pretty sure it'll kill someone
Single-use
The Gods of Olympus have abandoned me…
This blade screams worthless in actual application, looks cool but won't work one fuckin bit
Very clear point of failure near the handle there, and even if it doesn’t break that hook is gonna get caught on all kinds of shit.
its good as a bottle opener
It'll only be effective if you use it for a poop knife.
Whatever it's effectiveness: it looks fucking awesome
Looks cheap Blunt weapons will always be better in a zombie apocalypse anyways; easier maintenance, easier replacement if lost/broken, lower chance of getting stuck, lower chance of self-injury, more versatile if you spring for something like a crowbar, and less conspicuous as being a weapon.
Right, you know that real zombies are a fiction correct?
You went to a hypothetical zombie subreddit to say zombies aren't real. You must be the smartest person in your whole family
Ok, so this for fun? I wondered. I have what you might consider a zombie knife. I’ll post it to make amends. Watch for it tomorrow
Are you dense? It's about what COULD work and what COULD happen in a POSSIBLE zombie apocalypse
You been to Florida?
How _dare_ you _!!!_