A utility knife is any type of knife used for general manual work purposes. Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges suitable...
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Ka-Bar (redirect from K-bar knife)
Mark 2 combat knife or Knife, Fighting Utility), and subsequently adopted by the United States Navy as the U.S. Navy utility knife, Mark 2. Ka-Bar is the...
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few general-purpose knives — notably a large chef's knife and a smaller serrated blade utility knife — there are also many specialized knives that are designed...
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the fighting knife from the field knife, fighting utility knife, or in modern usage, the tactical knife. The tactical knife is a knife with one or more...
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Kukri (redirect from Gurkha knife)
national weapon of Nepal, traditionally serving the role of a basic utility knife for the Nepali-speaking Gurkhas, and consequently is a characteristic...
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especially those in the Tagalog region, as self-defense and a pocket utility knife. Hollow-grind balisongs were also used as straight razors before conventional...
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are typically referred to by their primary role, such as "utility knife" or "survival knife". Daggers designed for military usage in close combat engagements...
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A trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or incapacitate an enemy at close quarters, such as in a trench or other confined area. It was developed...
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spoon As a utility tool the knife can take many forms, including: Bowie knife: Commonly, any large sheath knife, or a specific style of large knife popularized...
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Pocketknife (redirect from Pocket-knife)
German Army knife, with two blades opening from each side and featuring hard plastic grips and aluminum liners. The U.S. Military utility knife (MIL-K-818)...
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X-Acto (redirect from Xacto knife)
X-Acto knife may be called an Exacto knife, utility knife, precision knife, or hobby knife. The original knife was invented in the 1930s by Sundel Doniger...
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The penny knife was a originally a simple 18th century utility knife with a fixed blade. It got the name penny knife because it cost 1 penny in England...
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known as the USMC Mark 2 combat knife aka the USMC knife, fighting utility. In order to save time in getting the new knife to troops in the field, the first...
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Scalpel (redirect from Surgical knife)
scalpels usually have a plastic handle with an extensible blade (like a utility knife) and are used once, then the entire instrument is discarded. Scalpel...
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and the profile is flat ground, tapering to a utility edge. To open the blade, the user points the knife downwards while flipping up the fulcrum-style...
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Navaja (section The navaja as a fighting knife)
is a traditional Spanish folding-blade fighting and utility knife. One of the oldest folding knife patterns still in production, the first true navajas...
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A knife bayonet is a knife which can be used both as a bayonet, combat knife, or utility knife as a cutting and thrusting tool or weapon. The knife bayonet...
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and mutton. Today it is the primary general utility knife for most Western cooks. A European chef's knife generally has a blade 20 centimetres (8 inches)...
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A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting for preparing the game to be used as food: skinning the animal and cutting up the meat. It is different...
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A Japanese kitchen knife is a type of kitchen knife used for food preparation. These knives come in many different varieties and are often made using traditional...
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the Bailey plane, the Surform shaper, the PowerLock tape measure, the utility knife, and an unusual multitool known as the Stanley #1 Odd Jobs. A hot glue...
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a scar in the shape of a smile. The act is usually performed with a utility knife or a piece of broken glass, leaving a scar which causes the victim to...
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laborer, allowing use of the blade for utility work, with the finger ring eliminating the need to put the knife down between operations, if use of the...
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the Marine Corps knife, was not a dual-purpose weapon designed both for close combat (fighting knife) and general use (utility knife). As the U.S. Catalog...
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The Swiss Army knife (SAK; German: Schweizer Taschenmesser, Sackmesser, Hegel, etc.) is a pocketknife, generally multi-tooled, now manufactured by Victorinox...
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A throwing knife is a knife that is specially designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively. They are a distinct category from ordinary knives...
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The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip. It was developed by William Ewart...
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Kunai (redirect from Kunai knife)
fictional depictions of ninjas, the kunai is commonly portrayed as a steel knife that is used for stabbing or particularly throwing, sometimes confused with...
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A ballistic knife is a knife with a detachable blade that can be ejected to a distance of several meters/yards by pressing a trigger or operating a lever...
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fighting/utility knife, in 1942 due to the inadequacies of the Mark I. The Marine Raiders, however, desired a dagger designed solely for knife fighting...
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