pilum knives (ballistic knives) Range:16 feet Speed:39 mph A ballistic knife is a knife with a detachable, self-propelled blade that can be ejected to a distance of several meters by pressing a trigger or operating a lever or switch on the handle.Spring-powered ballistic knives briefly gained notoriety in the United States in the mid-1980s after commercial examples were marketed and sold in the United States and other Western countries. Since then, the marketing and/or sale of ballistic knives to civilians has been restricted or prohibited by law in several countries. There is a common but erroneous belief in the Western countries that ballistic knives were being developed for the Soviet Special Forces, however, such knives were never produced for nor used within spetsnaz units. The closest weapon to them is the NRS-2 knife with a built-in firearm in handle. All ballistic knives produced in the USSR were manufactured in makeshift conditions for the needs of criminals. By 1985, spring-powered ballistic knives were being advertised for sale in the United States in the Shotgun News, Soldier of Fortune, and other publications.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:08:04 +0000
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