Awesome Weapons

The Unbreakable Umbrella doesn’t only ward off rain but would-be attackers and rogue watermelons; weighing just 1 lb. 9 oz, each is as strong as a police baton and just as damaging.

Learn how to build your own Dry Ice Cannon above, which can send objects up to 80 m with 22 bar of pressure by mixing dry ice and water; red beret not necessary for max range.

Waterloo Labs’ FPS with Real Guns rigs up a projection screen with accelerometers to detect bullet impacts: in other words, it lets you literally shoot the screen while playing Half-Life.

Mixing a caffeine rush with brass knuckles probably isn’t the smartest idea, but this Fisticup Coffee Mug lets you punch your way through morning meetings and bouts of afternoon malaise.

For $900 we’re disappointed it can’t blow up acid-spittin’ beasties, but this Hero Pulse Rifle can’t be beat for authenticity; it’s a replica of the guns used by the Marines in Aliens.

Don’t tase me, bro x 6: the TASER Shockwave is massive six-shot remote area denial device with a 20 degree arc and 25 foot range; in other words, it’s a gatling gun that fries.

The three little pigs don’t stand a chance: BBC One’s Bang Goes The Theory builds a gas-powered Vortex Cannon (basically an air gun) and pits it against straw, wood and brick facades.

Billed as the world’s smallest double action revolver, the SwissMiniGun measures just over 2 inches and can fire 2.34 mm rimfire ammo up to 360 feet; it’s 100% Swiss made.

Gears of War tends to get all the DIY love, but Hyokenseisou’s Resistance 2 Marksman is top-notch cosplay: it sports a working scope, laser guide, ammo counter and ammo clip.

Perfect for world dictators and Michael Bay, SwordDemon.com is an arsenal of novelty weaponry; choose from Barbarian Skull Clubs, Dragon Claws, and Ninja Death Spike Blowguns.

Designed for maximum versatility, PPS’ Prometheus Knife features a Tungsten DLC coating, four separate faces, and a large, guarded grip with twelve+ possible holding positions.

Ideal for the next zombie outbreak, KA-BAR’s Becker TacTool is a hybrid crowbar and blade made from 1095 cro-van carbon steel which smashes, bashes, prys, hammers and cuts.

Men have largely moved on from saving damsels in distress to cooking juicy ribeye steaks, but this Swashbuckling BBQ Sword lets them do both; it’s a 19″ long skewer with double-tongs.

We’re not sure how effective Daniel Eindhoven’s CoilMaster Coil Gun is, but it sure as hell looks badass: it’s a 14-shot semi-automatic which fires 42g projectiles with 18J of kinetic energy.

Ideal for vampire hunters and scaring the crap out of the peasantry, this TAC 15 Crossbow converts a standard AR-15 assault rifle into a weapon of unrivaled medieval power.

Designed by a former US Marine, the Manticuda was created with versatility in mind; it features a multi-faceted, double-edged blade, multi-hold handle and heavy-duty Kydex sheath.

The pen is indeed mightier than the sword with the Pocket Shark Pen, which doubles as a self-defense weapon; it’s made with glass-reinforced plastic and a screw-top cap.

Atomisers have come a long way since the days of the Blunderbuss and Death Ray; the Victorious Mongoose 1902a is for stylish steampunkers who prefer a pocket-sized ray pistol.

This gilded flint-lock pistol is the real deal; made by Giuseppe Merli in 1818, it’s inscribed in Russian with “Grosnaia Fortress”, part of a 19th century Maginot Line in the Caucasus.

While some LEGO replicas just look cool, this double-barreled Minigun promises to annihilate the competition at the next cubicle battle with a firing rate of 58 rubber bands per second.

Zombie Tools gets you kitted out for the inevitable zombie apocalypse with actual swords, including the Urban Bone Machete, the Two-Faced Bitch, and our favorite: the Two Handed Apocalax.

No Wolverine costume is complete without these Tomahawk Skull Gauntlets. They sport three 11.5″ stainless steel spikes and a bone-like palm cover, so be careful with these bad boys.