Heres a tool many dont consider for when TSHTF

[Scythe13]

I think there's a pretty good reason people don't consider them. They are a weapon best used by someone that knows what they are doing. At least with a sword you don't have to be accurate. You don't have to worry about hitting them with the handle, and because of the weight being equally distributed, you're less likely to lose control of it and cut off your own foot.

I think, for the weight constraint, I'm happy to stick to spikey things, and not opt for an axe.

I'm just not an axe person.