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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The '''multi-purpose combat knife''' has a 20 centimeter (7.9 inches) blade made of high carbon steel, 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.<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 | The '''multi-purpose combat knife''' has a 20 centimeter (7.9 inches) blade made of high carbon steel, 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.<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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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:Buck Knife.png|[[Buck]], wielding a combat knife, as he is about to | Image:Buck Knife.png|[[Buck]], wielding a combat knife, as he is about to stab a [[Brute Chieftain]] in the neck. | ||
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. | ||