metocin wrote on January 30, 2022 at 3:08 PM (edited on January 30, 2022 at 3:09 PM)

Reply to comment by Defensehelp74 in Need advice for a home self defense melee weapon if I live in a country where you can't own firearms, tasers or pepper spray, have a bunch of potentially dangerous racist/white supremacist neighbors and they've shown to be hostile so far by Defensehelp74

I would be a lot more scared by someone with a big blade than by someone holding a big ass hammer. Easier to grab a bat or hammer our of someone hands than it is grabbing a sharpened blade. Hitting with a sledge requires a wind up and it would be easy to rush you so that you would be too close to get a good swing. Plus you have to be fairly strong for it to be effective. I've swung a lot of big hammers and I would not want to rely on one for defense in close quarters. Just get a blade that you can use with two hands so that you have a good grip and make sure it looks scary. Make sure to practice with it.