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The Bolo knife was the primary weapon used by the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution. [18] It was also used by the Filipino guerrillas and bolomen during the Philippine–American War. [19] [20] the bolo serves as a symbol for the Katipunan and the Philippine Revolution, particularly the Cry of Pugad Lawin.
Clou Français (Nail knife) Lebel M1886/14 poignard baïonnette (Dagger bayonet) M1882 le sabre d'officier d'infanterie (Sword) M1916 couteau poignard (Knife dagger, also known as Le Vengeur) Sidearms. Browning FN M1900; Chamelot–Delvigne M1873 and M1874; Colt M1892; Colt M1911; Ruby M1914; Saint Étienne M1892; Savage M1907; Smith & Wesson ...
A trench raiding club Selection of clubs and a flail used on the Dolomites front. Trench raiding clubs, or trench maces were improvised melee weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War I. [citation needed] Clubs were used during nighttime trench raiding expeditions as a quiet and effective way of killing or wounding ...
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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was developed as a close combat weapon for soldiers attacking enemy trenches during the First World War .
Barong - a leaf-shaped sword or knife favored by the Tausug people. Batangas - a single-edged bolo of the Tagalog people that widens at the tip. Garab - a sickle used for harvesting rice. Guna or Bolo-guna - A weeding knife with a very short, wide, dull blade and a perpendicular blunt end. It is used mainly for digging roots and weeding gardens.
This singleness of purpose originally distinguished 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 military features designed for use in extreme situations, which may or may not include a design capability as a fighting or combat weapon. [ 6 ]
Yo-Yo [c] - In the Philippines around 1500, the Yo-Yo was a weapon. It consisted of a four pound stone attached to a rope about 20 feet long. Tribesmen used it in two ways. When hunting, they stood off to one side, held one end of the rope and threw the rock towards the legs of an animal.
The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. It has a 6.75 in (17.1 cm) double-edged dagger blade useful for both thrusting and slashing strokes, unlike previous U.S. trench knives such as the M1917 and M1918.