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This article is about The melee/blunt weapons used in The Walking Dead. You may be looking for the guns and explosives.

Melee Weapons are weapons with practical uses, such as knives or everyday tools. They're used as "silent" weapons in order to prevent other zombies from taking notice of the person.

Comic Series Weapons[]

Picture Weapon Description
Rest-bushcraft-knife-choice-of-handles-10816-p Knife

A knife is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Many different style knifes are used in the comic; bowies, shanks, and ka-bar style knives are used by survivors. It is arguably the most common melee weapon in TWD universe.

Used by: Eugene Cooney, Abraham Ford, Negan, Rick Grimes, Alpha, The Whisperers, Brian Blake

Axe Axe

An axe has many forms and specialized uses but generally consists of an Axe head with a handle, or helve. This is generally Dale's weapon of choice.

Used by: Dale, Rick Grimes, Shane Walsh

Hammer Hammer

A hammer is often designed for a specific purpose, and vary widely in their shape and structure. Tyreese's main weapon.

Used by: Tyreese

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Katana

A katana has a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Michonne's main weapon.

Used by: Michonne Hawthorne, Brian Blake

Imagedsfbs Baseball Bat

A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in sports. Negan uses Lucille, a barbed wire variant of this weapon.

Used by: Negan, Heath, Glenn Rhee

Shovel Shovel

Shovels have a broad blade fixed to a medium-length handle. Shovel blades are usually made of sheet steel or hard plastics and are very strong.

Used by: Duane Jones, Morgan Jones

31IH74-CrOL. SL500 SS500 Pitchfork

A pitchfork has a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines, also known as prongs.

Used by: Abraham Ford

Machete Machete

A machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool.

Used by: Aaron, Alpha

Crowbar Crowbar A crowbar is a tool consisting of a metal bar.

Used by: Unnamed Savior

GBA WILDLIFE HATCHET Hatchet A hatchet is a small axe used for lighter work. Rick's main weapon.

Used by: Rick Grimes

Cold-steel-viking-sword Sword A blade used in combat. Unlike the Katana, the Viking style sword has two edges and can be used with one hand.

Used by: Paul Monroe, Dante, Doug, Darius and possibly other perimeter guards.

TV Series Weapons[]

Picture Weapon Description
Rest-bushcraft-knife-choice-of-handles-10816-p Knife

A knife is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, folding or fixed blade, with or without a handle. It is arguably the most common melee weapon in TWD universe.

Knives were featured prominently in episode S02E10, 18 Miles Out.

Used by: Rick Grimes, Shane Walsh, Andrea Harrison, Philip Blake, Daryl Dixon, Merle Dixon, Glenn Rhee, Milton Mamet, Carol Peletier, Lizzie Samuels, Hershel Greene, Beth Greene, Tobin, Rosita Espinosa, Aaron

Axe Axe

An axe has many forms and specialized uses but generally consists of an Axe head with a handle, or helve. Dale used this a lot and Rick does on occasion.

Used by: Rick Grimes, Dale Horvath, Andrew, Beth Greene, Oscar, Mr. Jacobson, Jacqui, Aaron, Daryl Dixon, Jerry

Hammer Hammer

A hammer is often designed for a specific purpose, and vary widely in their shape and structure. Tyreese's main weapon.

Used by: Tyreese, Theodore Douglas, Big Tiny

Gator Gator pro

Machete with a curved hook like blade on the end.

Used by: Glenn Rhee, Daryl Dixon

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Katana

A katana has a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Michonne's main weapon.

Used by: Michonne Grimes, Merle Dixon, Philip Blake, Judith Grimes

Imagedsfbs Baseball Bat

A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in sports. Martinez's main weapon.

Used by: Rick Grimes, Morales, Theodore Douglas, Jim, Jimmy, Maggie Rhee, Andrew, Caesar Martinez, Lilly Chambler, Allen, Woodbury Resident 1, Glenn Rhee, Bruce, Duane, Daryl Dixon

Shovel Shovel

Shovels have a broad blade fixed to a medium-length handle. Shovel blades are usually made of sheet steel or hard plastics and are very strong.

Used by: Duane Jones, Shane Walsh, Jim, Sasha Williams, Philip Blake, Axel

31IH74-CrOL. SL500 SS500 Pitchfork

A pitchfork has a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines, also known as prongs.

Used by: Jim, Andrea, Cindy

Machete Machete

A machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool.

Used by: Rick Grimes, Maggie Rhee, Glenn Rhee, Daryl Dixon, Shane Walsh, Carol Peletier, Harris, Chase, Kelly, Beth Greene, Ben, Bob Stookey, Aaron. Eugene, Gabriel, Olivia

Crowbar Crowbar A crowbar is a tool consisting of a metal bar.

Used by: Morgan Jones, Glenn Rhee, Lori Grimes, Tomas, Oscar, Karen, Chase, Abraham Ford, Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Alexandrian Survivor #18, Maggie Rhee, Negan Smith

How-To-Kill-A-Zombie-With-A-Fire-Poker Fire Poker

A fire poker is a long metal tool with a sharp, small poke at the end. this is used mostly by the fence protectors of the prison. In Season 3, this was T-Dog's primary weapon.

Used by: Theodore Douglas

S2-Shank-Screwdriver Screwdriver

A screwdriver has a cylindrical handle of a size and shape to be held by a human hand, and an axial shaft fixed to the handle, the tip of which is shaped to fit a particular type of screw.

Used by: Andrea, Lori Grimes

Hire-pickaxe YHB01 pickaxe 1 6 Pick-Axe A pick-axe is a tool with a long handle at right angles to a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.

Used by: Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier, Woodbury Resident 10

Double-Open-End-Wrench-Spanner-DB7110- Wrench

A wrench is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects.

Used by: Merle Dixon

Rebar Metal Rod

A metal rod is a long metal stick, it is usually in the form of carbon steel bars or wires. This weapon is mostly used by the fence protectors of the prison.

Used by: Merle Dixon, Carol Peletier

Kukri Kukri

A Kukri is a knife with an inwardly curved edge, similar to a machete, used as both a tool and as a weapon

Used by: Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier, Gargulio, Aaron

TireIron Tire Iron

A tire iron is a tool used to remove the nuts on a tire when changing a vehicle's tire.

Used by: Carol Peletier, Billy, Prison Newcomer, Paul, Heath

16-lb-Digging-Bar-01 Digging Bar

A digging bar is steel with a blunt point on one end, and a chisel tip forged into the opposite end.

Used by: Rick Grimes, Allen

ASDLABS Gerber Apocalypse Kit 1 Gerber Gear

Gerber Gear is a set of bladed tools, such as hatchets, knives and machetes. Carl found this in an abandoned truck. Still used by Atlanta/Prison survivors.

Lawnedger Lawn Edger

An edger is a garden tool used to cleanly separate a lawn from a walkway or other paved surface, such as a concrete sidewalk or asphalt path.

Used by: Glenn Rhee

Longhandleweeder Long Handle Weeder

A weeder is used to cut up tough roots and cut weed growing in paved surfaces and walkways.

Brushaxe Brush Axe

A brush hook (also called a bush hook, ditch blade, ditch bank blade, or ditch blade axe) is a gardening instrument resembling an axe with a 12-inch (30 cm) curved blade and a 36-inch (91 cm) handle. It is commonly used by surveying crews and firefighters to clear out heavy undergrowth from trails.

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Cane

A Cane is made out of many types of wood and depending on the strength it can be used as a walking sticks crutches and other things.

Used by: Maggie Greene, Karen

Pool Cue Pool Cue

A Pool Cue is a long wooden stick used to strike balls in the game of pool.

Used by: Sasha

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Hatchet A hatchet is a small axe used for lighter work. The Cold Steel Axe Gang Hatchet is Rick Grime's signature weapon.

Used by Rick Grimes, Andrea, Ben

Scythe2 Scythe A Scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass, or reaping crops

Used by Andrea, Hart

Sickle Sickle

A sickle is an agricultural tool with a curved blade used primarily for harvesting grain crops.

Used by: Carol, Owen, Blond Wolf

Staff Staff A staff is a wooden pole that is meant for fighting and defense.

Used by Morgan Jones, Eastman, Benjamin, Henry, Lydia

TV Lucille Promo Lucille

This special baseball bat is wrapped in barbed wire.

Used by: Negan Smith

Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.

Used by: Oceanside, Aaron, Alden

Morning Star weapon Morning Star

A medival club-like weapon consisting of a shaft with an attached ball adorned with one or more spikes.

Used by: Daryl Dixon

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Prosthetic Mace A spiked club attachment that is connected to Aaron's prosthetic arm.

Used by: Aaron, Gabriel Stokes

Rosita weapon Macuahuitl The Macuahuitl is a long wooden paddle with serrated blades emended along its sides, this close combat weapon was widely distributed to soldiers throughout ancient Mesoamerica.

Used by: Rosita Espinosa

Magna's Warhammer Warhammer Warhammer refers to a medieval weapon that was shaped like a hammer. One side of the weapon was blunt and heavy, like a hammerhead, and was meant to strike with maximum impact. The other side of the weapon was spiked and this was used to inflict sharper damage on the enemy’s body.

Used by: Magna

Sword Sword A blade used in combat. Unlike the Katana, the Viking style sword has two edges and can be used with one hand.

Used by: Paul Rovia, Aaron, Jerry

Baton Baton A baton is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal. It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, security guards and military personnel. A baton may be used in many ways as a weapon.

Used by: Aaron

Telltale Series Melee Weapons[]

Picture Weapon Description
Ice tool Ice Tool

An ice tool is a specialized elaboration of the modern ice axe used in ice climbing with a sharp edge to dig. It is also the main weapon of Molly.

Used by: Molly, Lee Everett

Meat clever Meat Cleaver

A meat cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed hatchet.

Used by: Lee Everett, Clementine, Violet, Dorian

040216023 Carpenter's Hatchet

A hatchet is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood.

Used by: Lee Everett, Ben Paul, Kenny, Clementine, Luke

Mini cattle prod Mini Cattle Prod

A cattle prod is a handheld device used to move livestock, usually through low-current electric shock.

Used by: Lee Everett

Sickle Sickle

A sickle is an agricultural tool with a curved blade used primarily for harvesting grain crops.

Used by: Lilly, Lee Everett, Kenny.

31IH74-CrOL. SL500 SS500 Pitchfork

A pitchfork has a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines, also known as prongs.

Used by: Lee Everett and Alvin Jr.

Axe Axe

An axe has many forms and specialized uses but generally consists of an Axe head with a handle, or helve.

Used by: Lee Everett, Kenny, Mark, Larry, Minerva, Sullene, Alvin Jr. and Clementine

139352-hay-hook Hay Hook

It is used in hay bucking on farms to secure and move bales of hay, which are otherwise awkward to pick up manually.

Used by: Lee Everett

Hammer Hammer

A hammer is often designed for a specific purpose, and vary widely in their shape and structure.

Used by: Lee Everett, Clementine, Carlos, Mike and Kenny

Imagedsfbs Baseball Bat

A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in sports.

Used by: Clementine, Javier Garcia, Badger

Shovel Shovel

Shovels have a broad blade fixed to a medium-length handle. Shovel blades are usually made of sheet steel or hard plastics and are very strong.

Used by: Charles, Lee Everett and Ruby

Monkey Wrench Monkey Wrench

A monkey wrench is a large adjustable wrench used mostly for heavy tasks.

Used by: Lee Everett, Michonne Hawthorne, David Garcia

Double-Open-End-Wrench-Spanner-DB7110- Wrench

A wrench, or spanner, is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects.

Used by: Lee Everett

Awl Scratch Awl

A scratch awl is a long, pointed spike used to poke holes in wood, leather, or metal.

Used by: Lee Everett, Jane, Clementine

Rest-bushcraft-knife-choice-of-handles-10816-p Knife

A knife is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Arguably the most common melee weapon in TWD universe.

Used by: Clementine, Jane, Kenny, Carver, Norma, Javier Garcia, Gabriel Garcia, David Garcia, Alvin Jr, Lilly, Willy, Ruby, Tenn, James and Eddie.

Machete Machete

A machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool.

Used by: Luke, Clementine, Sarita, Michonne Hawthorne, Randall, Norma

Homemade spear Homemade Spear This is a homemade weapon made by taping a sharp knife to a metal or wooden pole. Thus creating a spear.

Used by: Winston, Pete

Crowbar Crowbar A crowbar is a tool consisting of a metal bar with a hooked end resembling a crow's foot.

Used by: Kenny, Javier García and Kate Garcia

Sledge Hammer Sledgehammer

A sledgehammer is a tool with a large, flat head attached to a lever (or handle).

Used by: Clementine, Mike

Estwing rock pick Rock Pick

A Rock Pick is used for splitting and breaking rocks.

Used by: Javier García

Pairofpliers Pair of Pliers

A gripping hand tool with two hinged arm and serrated jaws.

Used by: New Frontier Bandit, Javier Garcia

Sword Sword

A weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking and now typically worn as part of ceremonial dress.

Used by: Paul Monroe, Kingdom Resident 1, Kingdom Resident 2

Chairleg Chair Leg A chair leg is one of the four legs of a chair.

Used by: Louis, Clementine

Fear The Walking Dead Melee Weapons[]

Picture Weapon Description
Tobias' Paring Knife Tobias' Paring Knife

Used to attempt to put down Art Costa at the Paul R. Williams High School.

Used by: Tobias

Madison's Fire Extinguisher Madison's Fire Extinguisher

Used to put down Art Costa at the Paul R. Williams High School.

Used by: Madison Clark

Salazar's Folding Straight Razor Salazar's Folding Straight Razor

Used by: Daniel Salazar

Seth's Pickaxe Seth's Pickaxe

Used by: Seth Geary, Chris

Travis' Driftwood Travis' Driftwood

Used by: Travis Manawa

Jack's Knife Alicia's Balisong Originally from Jack Kipling.

Used by: Alicia Clark, Madison Clark

FTWD 6x07 Alicia Badass Sharpened Barrel Shroud

Used by: Alicia Clark, Victor Strand, Althea

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