Netherlands Police measuring distanciation between protesters with sticks !

I like that maze, a machete is a good choice or javelot !

@sithsith: Yeah - there are specific designs for specialist uses, like penetrating medevial armour, or hooking into wooden shields, so they can be pulled away, or other issues, but for the general melee the all in brawl, a small hard knob, and a light shortish shaft, where the speed of the swing compliments the impact energy, and the reach is neither too short or too long..... This is a good set of compromises. You need speed of attack and repeated fast blows, in a full on all in brawl. Axes also work on tanks - or the bits that poke out. https://static1-repo.aif.ru/1/....c8/251185/46b0682e0b

@sithsith: Also the Riot Cops tend to be armoured like WW2 tanks, with all their protection from frontal and mostly unarmed people. If you come in from the sides or from behind there is not much armour and plenty of exposed flesh to break, damage, pierce or chop.

And that mace, was designed in a time of hand to hand combat, with some mounted on horses and many with generally short swords, so if I had one - since the issues of reasonable reach under THOSE circumstances, is different to the reasonable combat conditions of today, I'd keep the handle and head to about 14" in total length. The idea is to initially disable your opponent, in their armour, by attacking the soft unarmoured areas. Once they are disabled enough, then attack their defensive systems - like their guns and their hands, and maybe even go the kill shots..

Facts don't matter. It's all about control through deception.

@sauger1001: 2+2=5 because the media says so!