Largely irrelevant to anyone who has a gun. But it occurred to me that such a thing would be useful for defending the entry points of your home. Hold the hooked end like a handle and jab it. The grease is for coating the shaft. Should greatly reduce the chance of someone grabbing it away from you. And if you're an industrious bastard you could sharpen the end into a spike.
They did something kind of similar on the Walking Dead this season for killing zombies at the prison fence. But where living people tend to grab at the thing that's stabbing them, the bar would be less effective without a lubricant.
I always pray it never gets to that
Me too. I'm a much happier prepper when I focus on the non-violent aspects.
That's a zombie defense. I don't think it's gonna get to that.
If you're worrying about people just unload a can of bear spray out the window, hahaha.
Lol. Yeah in order of progression it would be guns, then the other guns, then the bear spray, and then this. But as an improvised weapon I think it has some value.
Expandable batons are allowed in the U.S., I'm not sure about Canada. It might be worth checking out. They're made for whacking people.
A crowbar may very well be cheaper. You also can buy what we call wrecker bars that are awesome for foraging and pulling apart pallets, with a crowbar end and a kind of scary looking almost ice climbing hammer/pick/ax end. It kind of looks like a miniature war hammer, except both ends have a pointy part. I wouldn't buy the smaller Stanley again. It took apart four pallets, had help from a saws-all, and the top of the claw part and the hammer part are already denting up from the hammer I used. The top part of the claw is curvey, too, which makes using a hammer to drive the prybar/crowbar part in between boards a little more funtastic. It handles cattails like an ace in conjunction with a Woodsman's pal.
I wouldn't grease the crowbar if that's how you choose to go. Grease spreads. It's like Murphy's law was made specifically for grease. Too, there's a lot of shaft you have to be aware of NOT grabbing and a small hook your panicked hands have to grab, potentially with a lot of stress giving you mitten paws and making your body try to go fetal, possibly also while in the dark. Simple tools should not be made more complicated when the theory is dire need for them. I don't know about sharpening it, either. A chisel tip can be nice for breaking somebody's ribs. However, stabbing-stabbing deeply can be a bad idea unless you're going to have a foot handy. Consider checking out bayonet reviews from actual users before you drop too much time or money into that one.
You could also just consider the good ol' cast iron skillet or a hiking stick. Or, if they're cheaper, a good ol' baseball bat.