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Old March 12th, 2009 #56
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Originally Posted by John Cassidy View Post
If you are wielding a knife of ordinary size or a bayonet (without rifle), a thrust or stab is the more devastating attack.

Fighting techniques aside, the slashing cut is rarely fatal but the thrust often is.

If you’re carrying a sword then you could and should be carrying a gun. If you’re carrying a gun and a sword then you should shit-can the sword and carry more bullets or another gun. If you’re carrying two guns and a sword you should ditch the sword and don body armor etc…

Hey Bwana: That waspknife is downright spooky and might be very effective. All I could think was “How about a bow and arrow to carry that tip – or an ice-pick tip?”
I pretty much agree with what you said except for the 'fatality' rates. It really all depends on where you're stabbing and where you're slashing.

It's important if you're stabbing to go as deep as you can. Stab THROUGH the target, not at it.

Even still, remember that all but the most devastating knife strikes will allow your opponent some time to strike back before they bleed out.

In a 'real world' knife fight between two people that know how to use a blade, one will probably go to the morgue and the other will go to the hospital. Either way, you're going to get cut more than likely.
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