Crowbar

"I cannot WAIT to find a crate!"

- Nick

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

The crowbar is not really meant to be used against Boomers or Spitters, for obvious reasons. It would take time to get to a Charger, Jockey, Hunter or Smoker, but would not be as dangerous to the player to do so.

Trivia

 * The crowbar is a reference to the Half-Life series, as it's the signature weapon of Gordon Freeman.
 * 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 cannot wait to find a crate", is a reference to Half-Life, where a crowbar is useful for breaking crates.
 * It is unknown why valve made it possible to dismember an infected's arm or leg, as one swing would never take off a body part.