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Military issue or commercial designs, 1918 to present. BC-41 (WWII); Cuchillo De Paracaidista (Argentine Paratroopers); Arkansas toothpick (19th-century US); Facón (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay)
Tumi (Quechua for 'Knife', variants: 'Tome', 'Tume'), is a generic term encompassing the many kinds of sharp tools utilized in pre- and post-colonial eras of the Central Andes region, Tumis were employed for a diverse set of purposes such as kitchen knives, agricultural tools, warrior or hunting secondary weapons, sacrificial knives, barber ...
This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
Wiseman points out that by grinding three different angles in three separate regions along the Parang blade—a narrow angle at the tip for skinning and fine cutting work; a wide, chopping blade angle along the bow in the blade for axe work, and an all-purpose hunting/survival knife angle along the edge nearest the handle for general purpose ...
In ancient past, it was called bunong by the Tagalog people. It is essentially a diminutive form of the larger kalis or kris . The gunong serves both as a utility knife and as a thrusting weapon used for close quarter fighting—usually as a last defense.
Throwing knives are commonly made of a single piece of steel or other material, without handles, unlike other types of knives. The knife has two sections, the "blade" which is the sharpened half of the knife and the "grip" which is not sharpened.
A knife (pl.: knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk' [1]) is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools.
"F-S Fighting Knife", the famous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife, developed for Commandos during World War 2 and adopted by numerous Special Forces post-war.. A combat knife is a fighting knife designed for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand or close combat fighting.