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Soviet Army NR-40 combat knife. The NR-40 (from Russian: нож разведчика, НР-40 nozh razvedchika meaning "scout's knife" or Finka) was a Soviet combat knife introduced in 1940 and used throughout World War II. The NR-40 has a 152 mm (6.0 in) blade with a clip point, a large ricasso, a black wooden handle, and an S-shaped guard ...
A machete (/ m ə ˈ ʃ ɛ t i /; Spanish pronunciation:) is a broad blade used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The blade is typically 30 to 66 centimetres (12 to 26 in) long and usually under 3 millimetres ( 1 ⁄ 8 in) thick.
Russia SR-2 Veresk: 9×21mm Gyurza: 1999–present SR-2M Russia Vityaz-SN [5] closed bolt blowback operated Kalashnikov variant 9×19mm Parabellum: 1990s–present standard SMG for all branches of Russian military and police forces [6] Vityaz-SN Russia PP-2000: 9×19mm Parabellum: 2008–present standard SMG for all branches of police forces [6 ...
The TP-82 was the result of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov's concerns after being stranded in the Siberian wilderness when his Voskhod capsule malfunctioned. He feared that the 9x18mm Makarov pistol that was provided in his survival kit would be ineffective against the Siberian wildlife, such as Eurasian brown bears and Eurasian wolves.
A modern Yakutian knife with birch burl (burr) handle and leather sheath.. The Yakutian knife (Yakut: саха быһаҕа, romanized: saxa bıhağa; Russian: якутский нож), sometimes called the Yakut knife, is a traditional knife of the Yakuts (an ethnic group from the Sakha Republic (or Yakutia), region of Siberia), used for working with wood, hides, skins, fish and meat or for ...
An armed attack on a public official is a relatively rare occurrence in Russia, particularly in an Arctic region like Murmansk, some 1,500 km (900 miles) north of Moscow. Man stabs governor of ...
The NRS-2 (Нож Разведчика Стреляющий, "Scout Firing Knife") (official GRAU index 6P25U) is a gun hybrid with a combination of a knife blade and a built-in single-shot shooting mechanism designed to fire a 7.62×41mm SP-4 (СП-4) cartridge, originally designed for the PSS silent pistol.
Tayga or Taiga (Russian: Тайга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 118 kilometers (73 mi) northwest of Kemerovo. Population: 25,331 (2010 Census); [4] 24,726 (2002 Census); [8] 26,233 (1989 Soviet census). [9] The town is one of the biggest railway junctions in Russia.