What is the best all-round melee weapon?

There is no such animal as a good melee weapon, or a “best all around” melee weapon. Melee sucked and every army in history has done every thing it could to develop ways of fighting other than melee because unless you have absolutely no other choice melee is a very bad idea. There is a great line in the movie “The Big Red One”. read more

We'd need a much more specific scenario to give any kind of useful answer. If you're fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, the answer is always going to be the Sarissa, because that's how a phalanx works. But you're in a fight in a bar, an 18ft. spear might not be the best thing for you. read more

Orthos has really been voted by just about everyone to be the best possible melee weapon for both, and though it's not my thing, I'll have to agree. I constantly see people using both functions, which is good for any weapon to have. read more