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Posted: 5/9/2019 2:16:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/9/2019 6:08:27 PM EDT
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Neat, but about as nerve wracking as carrying around a grenade.
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Posted: 5/9/2019 6:12:29 PM EDT
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Did you miss the pull-ring safety pin?
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Posted: 5/9/2019 6:20:30 PM EDT
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Did you miss the pull-ring safety pin? 
Sorry, nothing technical to add. I just saw the thread and it reminded me of how they made me feel after watching people reload them. What was the movie it was in... Commando? |
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Posted: 5/9/2019 6:30:12 PM EDT
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How far do those launch the knife?
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Posted: 5/9/2019 7:06:35 PM EDT
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Did you miss the pull-ring safety pin? |
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Posted: 5/11/2019 2:51:27 PM EDT
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How far do those launch the knife? Effectively, approx 4-5 meters. |
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Posted: 5/11/2019 2:52:23 PM EDT
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...like a grenade? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did you miss the pull-ring safety pin? Yes - see the pic I posted above. |
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Posted: 5/11/2019 5:06:57 PM EDT
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That’s what pistols and a CCW are for! I have autos and they’re enough for me!
Chris |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 12:54:48 AM EDT
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What kind of idiot wants to fire their melee weapon across the room?
(I still want one just for the novelty) |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 3:52:56 PM EDT
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I remember these things being advertised in shotgun news and/or SOF magazine back in the 80s
I was never compelled to buy one. But it is amazing that there wasn’t a rash of teenagers shooting these things into each other, doing dumbass teenager stuff. Maybe there was. |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 4:37:20 PM EDT
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What kind of idiot wants to fire their melee weapon across the room? |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 5:51:17 PM EDT
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SO with most fun things. Ballistic knives are illegal as all hell federally. But MYOB applies here as with a lot of other things.
15 U.S.C. § 1245 as follows: (a) Prohibition and penalties for possession, manufacture, sale, or importation Whoever in or affecting interstate commerce, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18), knowingly possesses, manufactures, sells, or imports a ballistic knife shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (b) Prohibition and penalties for possession or use during commission of Federal crime of violence Whoever possesses or uses a ballistic knife in the commission of a Federal crime of violence shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not less than five years and not more than ten years, or both. (c) Exceptions The exceptions provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 1244 of this title with respect to switchblade knives shall apply to ballistic knives under subsection (a) of this section. (d) “Ballistic knife” defined As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism. (Pub. L. 85–623, §?7, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title X, §?10002, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–167; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §?6472, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4379.) |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 6:30:58 PM EDT
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Nope
Sorry, nothing technical to add. I just saw the thread and it reminded me of how they made me feel after watching people reload them. What was the movie it was in... Commando? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Did you miss the pull-ring safety pin?
Sorry, nothing technical to add. I just saw the thread and it reminded me of how they made me feel after watching people reload them. What was the movie it was in... Commando? |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 9:30:01 PM EDT
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SO with most fun things. Ballistic knives are illegal as all hell federally. But MYOB applies here as with a lot of other things. 15 U.S.C. § 1245 as follows: (a) Prohibition and penalties for possession, manufacture, sale, or importation Whoever in or affecting interstate commerce, within any Territory or possession of the United States, within Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18), or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18), knowingly possesses, manufactures, sells, or imports a ballistic knife shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (b) Prohibition and penalties for possession or use during commission of Federal crime of violence Whoever possesses or uses a ballistic knife in the commission of a Federal crime of violence shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned not less than five years and not more than ten years, or both. (c) Exceptions The exceptions provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 1244 of this title with respect to switchblade knives shall apply to ballistic knives under subsection (a) of this section. (d) “Ballistic knife” defined As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism. (Pub. L. 85–623, §?7, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title X, §?10002, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–167; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §?6472, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4379.) @BLKVooDoo So are they illegal in state or not? |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 9:59:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @osprey21 @BLKVooDoo So are they illegal in state or not? ETA: penalty for getting caught with a ballistic knife is the same as getting caught with a unregistered machine gun. 
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Posted: 5/12/2019 10:38:52 PM EDT
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(d) “Ballistic knife” defined As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism. (Pub. L. 85–623, §?7, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title X, §?10002, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–167; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §?6472, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4379.)[/i] And it would have a lot more ass behind it than some spring. |
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Posted: 5/12/2019 10:57:01 PM EDT
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How about a .22 caliber Ramset blank? Not a firearm. Not spring propelled. And it would have a lot more ass behind it than some spring. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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(d) “Ballistic knife” defined As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism. (Pub. L. 85–623, §?7, as added Pub. L. 99–570, title X, §?10002, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–167; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §?6472, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4379.)[/i] And it would have a lot more ass behind it than some spring. |
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Posted: 5/17/2019 7:03:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ETA: penalty for getting caught with a ballistic knife is the same as getting caught with a unregistered machine gun. |
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Posted: 5/20/2019 3:02:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How about a .22 caliber Ramset blank? Not a firearm. Not spring propelled. And it would have a lot more ass behind it than some spring. I can't guarantee veracity, but was told these knives were designed for "wet work" by Spetsbureau 13/KGB. In use, an agent would have the knive concealed, bump into his target in a crowded environment and trigger the blade into the kidney area the target. The agent would then loudly say "He's having a heart attack!!" or something similar and escape in the ensuing confusion. This is probably a BS sales pitch but what I was told by the vendor I purchased from in 1982. |
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