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Hi everyone,

The past posts, were about some knives I have. From now on, I will keep posting the knives I have, and once I am on holidays (which means more time) I will upload tutorials on how to make wooden swords and knives and also real knives.

So, for now just wait for the next upload (it will be one of these days, maybe today =P  )

H&K HECKLER & KOCH HK33 BAYONET

Spanish Mauser Bayonet: CETME

Chilean Corvo Knife: FAMAE

The Chilean Corvo, is made by FAMAE, the weapon factory of the Chilean's army.

This knife was used by the miners of the Atacama zone, and made famous in the Pacific War (Peru and Bolivia against Chile).

The name derives from curved, as it has a curved blade. Lots of people think it has arabic origins because of this, but it is belived to be a desendant of a spanish tool. The first corvos had the edge on the inside of the blade, not the outside as in Magreb weapons. I think it developed fron small curved knives used to cut vegetation, like a small scythe. The modern corvo has 2 sharp edges.

It started out as a tool used by miners and railway workers, but conscripts rapidly took it to combat and the modern version is a standard issue weapon in the Chilean Army.

It is a very feared weapon and is higly umpopular in Perú and Bolivia, so it gives a psicological advantage.

The current weapon is a big knife. It can be used as a tool (my dad chops wood with his) or as a weapon. It's size helps because it's intended to block and deflect a bayonet charge or a club blow.

You can't easly stab like with a Ka Bar, but it's great for catching other weapons. It acts like a Kukri, you stab and put leverage, or you use it like a hatchet. Wounds are horrible.

The big drawback is that you have to know how to use the thing. I actually have some trouble using normal knives as I'm used to curved blades cuting using the inside. You also use it like a pick.

The corvo remained a lost art up to relatively recent times. Today's standard models were created circa 1963 by 2 special forces officers. They had to learn to use it and studied with a man serving a prision life term for seven murders! Today we use moves adapted from Tae Kwon Do with the corvo.

Production was carried out by Andes Sam (a unit of FAMAE) from 1971-200. Today it's not being manufactured as the unit closed and a new producer has not been found.

(Part of this post is from: http://swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36469)

Naruto's Kunai Review: Throwing knives like naruto's shuriken

This are 3 throwing knives, that look like Naruto's kunai.

Hope you like it:

Throwing Tanto Neck Knife

In a previous post, I show you my tanto neck knife (http://thestuffihave.blogspot.com/2010/05/tanto-neck-knife.html), now I am throwing it at a wooden board

Throwing Knives

Throwing Ninja Stars / Shurikens

Volcanic Rocks / Stones

This are some volcanic stones or rocks that I have.



From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_rock)

The sub-family of rocks that form from volcanic lava are called igneous volcanic rocks (to differentiate them from igneous rocks that form from magma below the surface, called igneous plutonic rocks).

The lavas of different volcanoes, when cooled and hardened, differ much in their appearance and composition. If a rhyolite lava-stream cools quickly, it can quickly freeze into a black glassy substance called obsidian. When filled with bubbles of gas, the same lava may form the spongy mineral pumice. Allowed to cool slowly, it forms a light-colored, uniformly solid rock called rhyolite.

Homemade Ninja Star / Ninja Shuriken with balisong blades

This ninja star was made with 3 blades from balisongs.... I just linked the 3 blades, and this is the result:



From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuriken)

A shuriken (Japanese 手裏剣; literally: "sword hidden in the hand") is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing. They are sharpened hand-held blades made from a variety of everyday items such as needles, nails, and knives, as well as coins, washers, and other flat plates of metal.

Shuriken are commonly known in the West as "fighting stars", though they took many different shapes and designs during the time they were used.

Tanto Neck Knife

Here is my tanto neck knife. I like this knife a lot, I buy it, for like 2 dollars, and the next week I went to the shop to buy more, but it was closed... and they never open again. At least I was able to buy this one!




See it in action here: http://thestuffihave.blogspot.com/2010/05/throwing-tanto-neck-knife.html

From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantō)

A tantō (短刀?, "short sword") is a common Japanese single- or double-edged knife or dagger with a blade length between 15 and 30 cm (6-12 inches). The tantō was designed primarily as a stabbing weapon, but the edge can be used for slashing as well.