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==Overview==
==Overview==
The '''multi-purpose combat knife''' has a 20 centimeter (7.9 inches) blade made of high carbon steel, an anti-flash coating, edge coated for corrosion resistance and is 43.3 centimeters (1.42 feet) when sheathed. All [[UNSC]] troops are issued with a combat knife for close quarters combat or in situations when ammo is scarce. It can also be used arround campsites when needed.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Spartan mission to capture Watts</ref> It is also balanced for throwing. It appears in the novels and on the backs of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', and in [[The Babysitter]], but not ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. One was used in cutscenes in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and another was used in cutscenes in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. The combat knife will finally play an active role in gameplay in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', where it will be used for special stealth kills.[[File:1223600593_HaloHeroic.jpg|thumb|Crossed combat knives on the Heroic difficulty symbol]]
The '''multi-purpose combat knife''' has a 20 centimeter (7.9 inches) blade made of high carbon steel, an anti-flash coating, edge coated for corrosion resistance and is 43.3 centimeters (1.42 feet) when sheathed. All [[UNSC]] troops are issued with a combat knife for close quarters combat or in situations when ammo is scarce. It can also be used arround campsites when needed.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Spartan mission to capture Watts</ref> It is also balanced for throwing. It appears in the novels and on the backs of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', and in [[The Babysitter]], but not ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. One was used in cutscenes in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', and another was used in cutscenes in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. The combat knife will finally play an active role in gameplay in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', where it will be used for special stealth kills.


== History ==
== History ==
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Image:ODST Knife.jpg|A smaller class combat knife holstered on an ODST's shoulder.
Image:ODST Knife.jpg|A smaller class combat knife holstered on an ODST's shoulder.
File:Grenadier (Noble Team).jpg|[[Emile-A239]] with a combat knife.
File:Grenadier (Noble Team).jpg|[[Emile-A239]] with a combat knife.
File:1223600593_HaloHeroic.jpg|Crossed combat knives on the Heroic difficulty symbol.
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{{Melee Weapons}}
{{Melee Weapons}}
{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
[[File:1223600593_HaloHeroic.jpg|thumb|Crossed combat knives on the Heroic difficulty symbol.]]
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[[Category:Human Weapons]]
[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
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