Crowbar

"I cannot WAIT to find a crate!"

- Nick

The Crowbar is a new close-combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2.

The crowbar is not really meant to be used against Special Infected, because using it on a Boomer would cover you in bile, and killing a Spitter would leave you right in the middle of the goo (however, the spitter death goo is smaller than her spitballs, and takes the same few seconds before it even does damage). It would also take time to get to a Charger, Jockey, Hunter or Smoker.

Trivia

 * The crowbar may a reference to the Half-Life series as the protaganist, Gordan Freeman, uses this as a signature weapon.
 * In-game, the crowbar shares the same range as all the other melee weapons (none longer than another), but has fewer hit-detection rays (than the Axe).
 * The crowbar is a fairly common weapon to find and is easily found in Dead Center, Hard Rain and Dark Carnival.
 * The crowbar is one of, if not the only, melee weapon that can partially decapitate an infected. Meaning, you can aim for the jaw and dismember it leaving the rest of the head intact or remove the top half of the skull similar to that of shooting a zombie in the upper forehead with a pump shotgun.
 * The swinging rate of the crowbar is slightly slower than any of the other melee weapons in Left 4 Dead 2.
 * Nick's quote when picking up a crowbar. "I can not WAIT to find a crate". May be a reference to Half-Life, where a crowbar is useful for opening crates.