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CORN-KNIFE

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A corn-knife was a curved Roman agricultural knife used in vineyards, for cutting corn, pruning trees etc. Later, a corn-knife was a 19th century American agricultural knife with a blade of about twenty inches length attached by a tang to a handle, the whole resembling a machete, and used for cutting standing corn.
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WEI TANG

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Wei Tang is a Chinese actress. She was born in 1979 at Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Educated at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, she starred in the 2007 film Se, jei, resulting in her being blacklisted by the Chinese government in 2008.
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EK WARRIOR

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The Ek warrior is a no-frills, functional American fighting knife developed as a modern version of the commando knife developed by John Ek during the Second World War. The Ek Warrior has a 6 5/8 inch long, spear pointed, waisted blade in the Bowie shape, made of high carbon stainless steel with a sandblasted non-reflective finish. The tang extends beyond the grips to provide a round-ended pommel for smashing an adversary's skull with.
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TANG

A tang is a projection of a knife or other metal tool by which it is secured to its handle.
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