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A folding switchblade. A switchblade (also known as switch knife, automatic knife, pushbutton knife, ejector knife, flick knife, gravity knife, flick blade, or spring knife) is a pocketknife with a sliding or pivoting blade contained in the handle which is extended automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle or bolster is activated.
The Italian word "stiletto" comes from the Latin stilus, the thin pointed Roman writing instrument used to engrave wax or clay tablets in ancient times. [ 9 ] [ failed verification ] The stiletto began to gain fame during the late Middle Ages , when it was the secondary weapon of knights . [ 10 ]
In 2019, the Offensive Weapons Act prohibiting automatic flick knives was amended to prohibit: “(a)any knife which has a blade which opens automatically—(i)from the closed position to the fully opened position, or (ii)from a partially opened position to the fully opened position, by manual pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the knife, and which is ...
Knife legislation is defined as the body of statutory law or case law promulgated or enacted by a government or other governing jurisdiction that prohibits, criminalizes, or restricts the otherwise legal manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, possession, transport, or use of knives.
The same year, a 1963 Tour de France-winning model went for $70 million in a non-auction sale, believed to be the world's most expensive car. There were only 36 made between 1962 and 1964 ...
X-Acto is a brand name for a variety of cutting tools and office products owned by Elmer's Products, Inc. These include hobby and utility knives, saws, carving tools and many small-scale precision knives used for crafts and other applications.
Firearm Type Calibre Service Bodeo M1889: Revolver 10.35mm 1889–1945 (?) Glisenti M1910: Semi-Automatic 9mm Glisenti: 1910–1945 (?) Beretta M1923
Mezzaluna with a single blade Mezzaluna with a double blade used for chopping herbs Mezzaluna with a triple blade used for cutting meat. A mezzaluna (/ ˌ m ɛ t s ə ˈ l uː n ə /, Italian: [ˌmɛddzaˈluːna]) is a knife consisting of one or more curved blades with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement. [1]