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History. From the late 18th century to the mid-1840s, the butcher knife was a key tool for mountain men. Simple, useful and cheap to produce, they were used for everything from skinning beaver, cutting food, self-defense, and scalping. During this time, John Wilson, of Sheffield, England, was a major exporter of this type of knife to the ...
The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. [1] The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles. Unique to the Indian subcontinent, it is the most famous and characteristic of Indian daggers. [2] Ceremonial katars were also used in worship.
v. t. e. An athame or athamé (/ əˈθɒm /, / əˈθɒmə /, / ˈæθəmeɪ /, or / ˈæθɪmɪ /) is a ceremonial blade, generally with a black handle. It is the main ritual implement or magical tool among several used in ceremonial magic traditions, and by other neopagans, witchcraft, as well as satanic traditions. A black-handled knife ...
Clara Gordon Bow (/ boʊ /; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to " talkies " in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname " The It Girl ". [ 1 ]
Eddie Murphy brought his fiancée, Paige Butcher, and three of his daughters to the premiere of his new film, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Murphy, 63, kept it casual for the Thursday, June 20, event ...
Blade length. 5–12 inches (13–30 cm) Blade type. Clip-point. A Bowie knife (/ ˈbuːi / BOO-ee[2][3][4][5][6]) [a] is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knives created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
It's a Wonderful Knife is a 2023 American Christmas horror comedy film directed by Tyler MacIntyre and written by Michael Kennedy. It stars Jane Widdop, Jess McLeod, Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle, William B. Davis, and Justin Long. It is a spin on the 1946 Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life; however, instead of the lead character ...
Misericorde (weapon) A misericorde (/ ˌmɪzərɪˈkɔːrd / or /- zɛrɪ -/) (from French word miséricorde 'mercy') was a long, narrow knife, used from the High Middle Ages to deliver the death stroke (the mercy stroke, hence the name of the blade, derived from the Latin misericordia, 'act of mercy') to a seriously wounded knight.