Pitchfork

"This could be fun!"

- Nick

"This right here'll mess some shit up."

- Coach

The Pitchfork is a close combat weapon in Left 4 Dead 2, introduced in The Last Stand Update along with the Shovel.

Locations
Due to the Pitchfork being a niche tool limited to rural settings, it is only found in campaigns with extensive chapters in the countryside.

It is found in the following campaigns:
 * Swamp Fever (PC version only)
 * Hard Rain (PC version only)
 * Blood Harvest (Left 4 Dead 2 PC version only)
 * The Last Stand (Left 4 Dead 2 version)

Melee Mechanics
It also has the unique ability of causing vertical gashes during upward swings.

Pros

 * Can be used to cut a Smoker's tongue.
 * Ideal for picking off lone Infected due to its decent speed.

Cons

 * Very poor hit registration due to the first two being strictly frontal swings.
 * Only the third swing is horizontal. This makes the Pitchfork poor for hordes due to its small hitbox.
 * Not recommended for killing Boomers due to bile showering the attacker and any nearby Survivors.
 * Relatively rare, due to only being found in 4 campaigns (see below).

PC exclusive
As the Pitchfork is only available in the PC version of the game, achievements cannot be earned with it on the Xbox 360 version.