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  2. Weapons of pencak silat - Wikipedia

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    Blades range from 15 to 30 in (380 to 760 mm) in length and may be straight or slightly curved. Sundang. The sundang is a sword created by the Bugis people of Sulawesi. As with the kris, the sundang usually features a wavy blade, but straight-bladed specimens also exist. Sakin. The sakin or sokin is a slender thrusting knife with a straight blade.

  3. Straight razor - Wikipedia

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    Thiers Issard Le Thiernois Sheffield silver steel, mirror-finished, singing, 5/8 inch blade, fully hollow ground, round-nose razor with decorated 24k gold-inlaid blade, fluted shank, double stabiliser, and double-pin, blonde horn scales. A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle.

  4. Bulldozer - Wikipedia

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    (The blade got its curved shape later). In some early models, the driver sat on top in the open without a cabin. The three main types of bulldozer blades are a U-blade for pushing and carrying soil relatively long distances, a straight blade for "knocking down" and spreading piles of soil, and a brush rake for removing brush and roots. These ...

  5. Yari - Wikipedia

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    The most common blade was a straight, flat design that resembles a straight-bladed double edged dagger. [4] This type of blade could cut as well as stab and was sharpened like a razor edge. Though 'yari' is a catchall term for 'spear', it is usually distinguished between 'kama yari' , which have additional horizontal blades, and simple 'su yari ...

  6. Knightly sword - Wikipedia

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    In the European High Middle Ages, the typical sword (sometimes academically categorized as the knightly sword, arming sword, or in full, knightly arming sword) was a straight, double-edged weapon with a single-handed, cruciform (i.e., cross-shaped) hilt and a blade length of about 70 to 80 centimetres (28 to 31 in).

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    To celebrate the 50th season of the beloved daytime game show, we're giving fans the opportunity to take its world-famous Big Wheel for a spin via augmented reality. The 'Price Is Right' has been ...

  8. Centrifugal fan - Wikipedia

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    Backward-curved blades, as in Figure 3(b), curve against the direction of the fan wheel's rotation. Smaller blowers may have backward-inclined blades, which are straight, not curved. Larger backward-inclined/-curved blowers have blades whose backward curvatures mimic that of an airfoil cross section, but both designs provide good operating ...

  9. Firangi (sword) - Wikipedia

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    The firangi sword characteristically had a long, 89 to 96 centimetres (35 to 38 in), straight blade of either broadsword (two edged) or, more commonly, backsword (single edged) form. The blade often incorporated one, two, or three fullers (grooves) and had a spear-tip shaped point. The sword could be used to both cut and thrust.