List of melee weapons

List of melee weapons

This is a list of melee weapons. It includes "modern" and "historical" but not fictional weapons from "fantasy" or "role-playing games". Melee weapons (from French, "mixed", referring to groups of fighters interlocked in close combat) are any weapon that does not involve a projectile — that is, both the user and target of the weapon are in contact with it simultaneously in normal use. As such these do not include statically emplaced weapons, like a boobytrap or burning devices, but are carried by the troops. A melee weapon is a type of "cold weapon".

Blunt weapons

*Some varieties of Boomerang (not all are ranged)
*Chúi
*Club
*Eku
*Gun (staff) (not the projectile weapon)
*Hanbō
*Jō
*Jitte
*Kubotan
*La canne
*Lathi
*Mace
**Flanged mace
**Roundhead
*Morning star
*Otta
*Shareeravadi
*Staff
**Quarterstaff
*Shillelagh
*Taiaha
*Tambo
*Tewhatewha
*Tonfa
*Waddy
*War hammer
**Bec de Corbin (also slashing)
**Horseman's pick (also slashing)
**Maul
*Whip (technically)
**Bullwhip
**Knout
**Nagyka
**Sjambok
*Yawara

Chain weapons

*Chain whip (could also be under whips)
*Chigiriki
*Flail
*Kusari-fundo
*Kusari-gama
*Manriki-gusari
*Meteor Hammer
*Nunchaku
**Tabak-Toyok
**Three section staff
*Shoge
*Slungshot (not to be confused with a slingshot, which is ranged)
*Surujin

Spears

*Lance
*Pike
*Javelin
*Sarissa
*Doru
*Assegai
*Hasta
*Pilum
*Trident
*Yari

Pole weapons

*Bill
*Bisento
*Bō
**Yubi-bo
*Brandistock
*Chacing staff
*Chicken Sickles (a class of weapon; also includes one type of sword)
*Falx
*Fauchard
*Gandasa
*Glaive
*Guisarme
*Guan dao
*Halberd
*Kama
*Lucerne hammer
*Man catcher
*Monk's Spade
*Naginata
*Ngaw
*Poleaxe
*Scythe
*Sickle
*Voulge
*War hammer


=Knives=

*Bayonet
*Balisong (butterfly knife)
*Bowie knife
*Cinquedea
*Combat knife
*Dagger
*Dirk
*Kaiken
*Kard
*Kerambit
*Kris
*Kodachi (arguably a very short sword)
*Kukri
*Kunai (arguably an improvised weapon)
*Machete
*Phurba
*Rondel
*Scramasax
*Stiletto
*Switchblade
*Sword breaker
*Tantō
*Trench knife

Swords and fencing

*Broadsword
*Longsword

*Claymore
*Cutlass
*Falchion
*Flame-bladed sword
*Xiphos
*Gladius
*Spatha
*Katana
*Wakizashi
*Jian
*Dao
*Saif
*Shamshir
*Scimitar
*Kilij
*Pata
*Rapier
*Smallsword
*Schiavona
*Sai
*Yatagan

Axes

*Battle axe
*Dagger-axe (AKA ko) (hard to classify)
*Danish axe
*Doloire
*Francisca (hatchet like handheld & throwing weapon)
*Labrys (AKA double axe)
*Lochaber axe
*Long-bearded axe
*Masakari
*Nzappa zap
*Ono
*Sagaris
*Tabar Zin
*Tomahawk
*Valaška

Glove Weapons

*Bagh nakh
*Brass knuckles
*Cestus
*Neko-te
*Srbosjek
*Pata
*Tekko

Improvised weapons

*Aruval (a sword-like implement for slicing coconuts)
*Baseball Bat
*Carabiner slipped over the fingers and used like brass knuckles.
*Chainsaw
*Crowbar
*Flashlight
*Hammer
*Mattock
*Millwall brick
*Pitchfork
*Shiv (weapon)
*Tire iron
*Skillet
*Golf Club
*Tennis Racket
*Cricket Bat
*Shovel
*Sock full of pennies

Miscellaneous weapons

*Deer Horn Knives
*Macana (a catch-all for several weapons)
**Macuahuitl
*Mere
*Shobo
*Tessen
*Wind and fire wheels


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