"here, here... there is a serious amount of skill and finesse needed to use these effectively, however everone can pick one up and instinctively be dangerous.
they are sophisticated, and brutal, and i don't recommend buying one, most store bought midevil weapons are a waste of time, and are dangerous to the user, mostly cuz they aren't trustworthy, i have dismantled a volkswagen to demontrate the maul to a group of history buffs, and if you don't trust that yours will, don't bother carrying it"

"I wouldn't want to have to split a zombie's skull from that close, with my luck i'd get some brain splattered in my eye or mouth.
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"will try and load pictures, as soon as possible! thank you for reading."

"I'm very sorry about my English skills, I like to figure my descent knowledge of physics and metal works, should at least make my opinion semi-viable.

This is just a prototype I have made to demonstrate my point.

http://www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com/photos/album/157733/Mecamouser

The design I used for the striking head of the weapon demonstrates my point. The thick cut washers will create a 360 degree striking surface, as well as concentrate the force over a smaller area of impact. Transferring a higher amount of energy into a small space. This design is designed to concentrate the force on impact, making the impact more devastating.

But I am still open to new designs and input.

Lol, and yes I have tested it out, and yes it does work!"

"@mecamouser

1. Use appropriate punctuation, spelling etc, that was painful to read.

2. Read the article.

3. Give me any sort of reason to believe you posses the knowledge, skills or ability to back up any of that mess you put on this thread or I'm going to have to spiritedly wave my BS flag.

@panzieman

I believe it's called a maul. I used one to chop a cord of wood, it's much more unwieldy than a standard axe and supposed to be used to split exceptionally difficult logs. I would consider it a good weapon against a medieval warrior but not against the living dead."