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biscuits brown wrote:@ RT you got any more info on this blade launcher

its the spetsnaz gru blade launcher.. cant post a link because im using my cellphone atm, but with this info, google or http://www.world.guns.ru can help you out..

I believe the americans call it the pilum knife launcher

thanks Cracker!

I wish I had more info immediately available to me biscuits, but unfortunately the laws in the US prohibit the sale of "assembled launchers" and there is very little info about them now. I do know that American Survival Guide magazine used to offer them for mail order before the laws changed. They can alledgedly pierce body armor but are not much use past 50-60 meters and when you run out of blades the launcher is useless as any kind of tool (just sharing what I've been told by buddies of mine who served in Special Forces in the 1980s). Like I said, gimme a fixed blade any day!

Of course, for just about the most cold-blooded (some agree justified) use of a fighting knife to exact justice for a war crime, imho the award must go to the scene in Tom Clancy's book "Red Storm Rising" where the Air Force meteorological officer Edwards executes the enemy prisoner by hitting him in the larynx with the handle of the USMC k-bar. Talk about a well made knife handle! Although the larynx is not the most protected part of the body by any means, heck of a way to go.

Hey biscuits, here is a photo of the blade launcher and the pic is very accurate, but I dunno that the range of the blade would quite reach 50-60 meters. http://www.codblackopsnews.com/weapons/ ... isticknife My SF friends specialized in warsaw pact weapons but I'm not sure how good their memory is lately (both in their 60s now). The blades themselves of course would be single use, so I'm thinking once again that it may not be the most practical weapon as we might think of one but for taking out sentries and other Spetsnaz mischief it would be likely be perfect or certainly as good as a conventional knife in many ways.

Very sorry about the link error, my puter is very wiggy today, here is link again
hppt://www.codblackopsnews.com/weapons/others/ballisticknife

OK, this is not working, go to the website codblackopsnews.com and click on weapons, others and the menu will say ballistic knife My embarrassing moment for Monday!

thanks rt! I should be apologising my friend, its you who are trying to help me

Si

No need to apologize biscuits, I've learned alot from you in these forums. I'll be the first to admit that I know very little about edged weapons, as a medic I was usually at the opposite end of the process if you will, treating the results and for some strange reason, medics in the US armed forces are not issued bayonets!

Sorry, can´t resist...