My original question was mostly concerning performance. That is, quality of materials, did anyone ever break one, stuff like that. I've pretty well decided that in the confines of a house, what would be better, other than a gun, naturally? What do you mean by "limited" Glockman? Limited in what way? It can be used in close quarters like a large knife, yet you can strike at 3 ft. I would think that it would be extremely difficult to disarm a person with a good grip on a 3 ft. shafted spear, unless the attacker was very well trained. Thrusting power would be much greater than a knife of the same blade length. Help me think of some disadvantages (I mean besides your wife not letting you keep it in the bedroom). Hide it from her. Hang it blade up, in it's sheath from your closet pole?
John