Machete

The Machete is a new close combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2. Not much is known about it at the moment.

The machete, like every other melee weapon, 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. It would also take time to get to a Charger, Jockey, Hunter or Smoker. Against a Tank or Witch it would do little to no damage.

Trivia

 * A machete is considered a large knife. It is usually used to cut through thin tree branches and underbrush.