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A karabiner is a metal, oval or D shaped coupling link used in conjunction with ropes in mountaineering. It has a spring-operated clip which may also have a screw fastening to prevent accidental opening.
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The 1219C2 USMC ('Kabar') is an American fighting/utility knife first issued to American troops during the Second World War in 1942. The blade is a 7 inch Bowie with fuller made of carbon steel with a protective black phosphate finish and a bevel-ground edge with a sharpened clip edge. In practice the Marine Combat has proven a compromise; a little light for chopping and liable to break when used for prying or throwing, but has proven very popular with US servicemen and the public.
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The AK47 Bayonet is a Soviet bayonet for the AK47 and AK74 assault rifles, designed to be a multi-purpose combat knife. The AK47 Bayonet has a 6 inch long clip-point, Bowie-type blade of stainless steel with a hole to allow fitting of the steel sheath to form wire cutters.
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The Aviator is an American combat knife manufactured by Chris Reeve and based upon the Camillus Pilot Survival Knife, but constructed of a single piece of steel for strength, although the bare steel handle is a problem in cold climates. The blade is a 4 inch long clip point with a saw back, bevel-ground with a false clip edge.
The Bali-Song ('Butterfly knife') is a design of folding knife with the handle in two parts, hinged separately at the blade. When closed, the blade is completely enclosed by the handles, allowing a double-edged blade to be safely employed in a folding knife, when open the handles clip together, forming a knife almost as strong as a fixed blade.
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The Blackjack HALO is an American fighting knife with a 5.5 inch carbon-steel, clip-point blade with an extended false back edge and bevel-ground edge.
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The Cold Steel Black Bear Classic is an American sub-hilt fighting knife. It has an 8.25 inch, double-edged blade of high carbon stainless steel, almost in a dagger shape but with a slight clip point. A second sub-hilt assists in drawing the weapon from an opponent.
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The Buck Master is an American combat/survival knife based on the M9 bayonet design. It has a 7.5 inch stainless steel Bowie-shaped blade with a hollow-ground main edge and; serrated clip edge; and saw back. Two anchor pins store in the hollow handle and can be screwed into threaded holes in the guard for use as a grapple, together with the lanyard attachment ring under the pommel. With so many gimmicks, the Buck Master with it's steel handle, is more for show than for any serious use.
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The Camillus Pilot Survival Knife is an American knife carried by USAF aircrew for survival use. The Camillus Pilot Survival Knife is based on the Marine Combat fighting knife (Kabar) but is smaller and lighter for easier carrying. The blade is a 5 1/8 inch long Bowie type with a saw back, made of carbon steel protected with a black phosphate finish. The blade edge is bevel-ground with a false clip edge.
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In firearms, a clip is a method of loading some rifles, particularly the US Garand and Mannlicher series. A clip differs from a charger in that the entire unit, cartridges and metal frame, are inserted entirely into the gun's magazine and the metal frame is only discarded when all the cartridges have been fired. Clip-loading rifles suffer from two distinct drawbacks. Firstly, the magazines cannot be partially reloaded. The operator must wait until the magazine is empty before fully loading it. Secondly, the discarded clip provides an audible signal to the enemy that the operator's weapon is empty.
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