List of melee weapons

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Codex Manesse: a picture of mêlée at a tournament
Codex Manesse: a picture of mêlée at a tournament

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".

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[edit] Blunt weapons

[edit] Chain weapons

[edit] Spears

[edit] Pole weapons

[edit] Knives

[edit] Swords and fencing

[edit] Axes

[edit] Glove Weapons

[edit] Improvised weapons

[edit] Miscellaneous weapons

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