The last matchup was a very close one, going all the way down to the wire. With all the votes counted, the shovel moves to the next round. The katana is retired for another day.

Not surprising, it was the dual use of the shovel that ultimately won the day.

My choice would have been the shovel. As much as I like the idea of swinging a razor sharp sword at my undead enemies, I would inevitable cut my own head off. Hell, I can terrorize myself with a carrot peeler, nevermind such a finely honed weapon. My wife has been trained to use a katana, so her choice was an easy one. She did mention that by holding the mere act of holding one made her feel like a warrior, so even had she not been trained, she still would have selected it.

Now for the next matchup … we’re going to see what happens when a 9mm pistol goes head to head against a lovely set of throwing knives.

9mm. Pistol

Pros: Can kill from a distance, somewhat rapid fire, quick reload
Cons: Not much stopping power, makes noise, ammo might be hard to find in a post-apocalyptic setting

Throwing Knives

Pros: Blind zombies in eyes, blades can nail zombie clothes to wall, flying blade might visually distract some zombies
Cons: Lost weapon per use, can tire the arm, requires practice

Just a reminder about the judging. These are Romero type zombies. They are slow and sluggish. Headshots or decapitations will kill them. Bites will lead to probable infection, then death. You should judge a weapon based on its effectiveness against one zombie to an entire horde. A weapon does not need to be lethal to be effective. If it buys you some time to escape, then it should be looked on with favor.

So which do you think will make for a better zombie killing weapon?

Updated Weapons Bracket