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Combat knife
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Combat knife
'''Combat knives''' are mainly used in
close combat.
Modern combat knives come in many shapes and sizes. Most militaries today have standardized the types of combat knives issued to infantry soldiers.
In the
United States Marine Corps, the standard issue combat knife is the
Ka-bar, and has been since
World War II. A typical Ka-bar knife has a 7" blade and clip-point. It is made of 1095 carbon steel and features a leather-washer or synthetic handle.
The famed
Gurkha regiments favor the
Kukri, a bladed weapon that more closely resembles a machete or
Philippines Filipino bolo sword than a knife. With quick, chopping blows, a well trained Kukri wielder is devastating in close combat.
One famous knife sometimes regarded as a combat knife is the
United Kingdom British Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife Fairbairn-Sykes, which is very much like a dagger in its thin, double-edged design. Arguably, it's not a combat knife at all, since its purpose is silently killing an unprepared sentry or other foe, rather than fighting.
One of the biggest knives is a 13" switchblade made by the Japanese.
Silent Kill Technique
It is a common
myth that cutting somebody's throat with a knife is a
stealth stealthy alternative to using
silencer unsilenced firearm firearms. The opponent is more likely to gurgle and thrash around for some period of time until the brain's
oxygen supply runs out, usually creating noise in the process. A better alternative is to aim the knife upwards at the indent at the base of the
skull (where the bone is thin) at an angle of forty-five degrees and to thrust it towards the
brain, scrambling the
medulla oblongata, cutting off
motor control immediately. This is, of course, far more easily described than accomplished and is orders of magnitude more difficult should the target be wearing a helmet. Further, failure to penetrate the skull will result in little more than a superficial wound as the point of the blade skates across the surface of the skull.
Another less-common silent kill technique is to use the knife to slice the carotid artery while crushing the larynx (Colloquially known as the voicebox). The
carotid artery delivers blood to the brain, and the opponent will have little time to retaliate before going unconscious due to the lack of oxygen in their brain. The crushing of the
larynx further prevents the opponent from breathing, as well as being quite uncomfortable and preventing the opponent from speaking. The main downfall of this technique is that it takes coordination and is quite messy. The main advantages are its speed and reliability.
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