PDF of "contact weapon" injuries - Page 2

matiki · January 14th, 2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Freedz

Gruesome, but educational. Great reminder of the power of a simple blade.

Indeed. Before guns, a big blade was a soldiers weapon of choice on the battlefield. With good reason.

glembe · January 14th, 2008, 11:20 AM

Canned food lids make impressive improvised weapons. I am going to be more careful when I take the dogs for late night walks when recycling is set out.

JohnKelly · January 14th, 2008, 02:36 PM

Couldn't make it all the way through the photos. I swear, I think I'd rather be shot than stabbed/slashed.

BikerRN · January 14th, 2008, 02:39 PM

If you study the history of weapons you will see that as the handguns got better the blades got smaller.

I carry a blade or two, one fixed, as well as a pair of handguns. Each weapon serves a purpose, and it's not for prying, hammering or screwing stuff.

Biker

ELCruisr · January 14th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Back in the days when I trained a lot with edged weapons I saw some research that indicated that when facing an opponent with even basic street effective knife skills you are less likely to survive it than facing a person of the same skill level with a pistol. Wish I still had the contact for the info it was an eye opener. Knives are very, very effective in trained hands. Downright scary in the hands of a lunatic or someone on drugs.

ron8903 · January 14th, 2008, 04:54 PM

can any one say 21 feet!!

Pro2A · January 14th, 2008, 05:48 PM

Wow... makes me glad I carry a gun everywhere. I won't be one of those victims... These also show that the human body can be a lot more resilient then one thinks.

KevinInstructor · January 14th, 2008, 06:53 PM

Thanks, I had 35 already were some are repeats and some are new. I use them in my edge weapons class to show what an edge weapon can do.

sass20485 · January 14th, 2008, 11:09 PM

YUCK !! But, as said, very enlightening as to what a sharp edge can do, even a tuna can lid !!

KenpoTex · January 18th, 2008, 02:20 AM

the link has been updated (more pics added). They say that they intend to continue to add to the list.

January 14th, 2008, 02:36 PM	#13
JohnKelly Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 287	Couldn't make it all the way through the photos. I swear, I think I'd rather be shot than stabbed/slashed. __________________ Sig P239 SAS .40 (Avatar) S&W 642 .38sp S&W M&P .40 Ruger 22/45 MkIII .22LR Glock 19 9mm

January 14th, 2008, 02:39 PM	#14
BikerRN Distinguished Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: State of Discombobulation Posts: 1,695	If you study the history of weapons you will see that as the handguns got better the blades got smaller. I carry a blade or two, one fixed, as well as a pair of handguns. Each weapon serves a purpose, and it's not for prying, hammering or screwing stuff. Biker __________________ "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."

January 14th, 2008, 02:45 PM	#15
ELCruisr Distinguished Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 1,876	Back in the days when I trained a lot with edged weapons I saw some research that indicated that when facing an opponent with even basic street effective knife skills you are less likely to survive it than facing a person of the same skill level with a pistol. Wish I still had the contact for the info it was an eye opener. Knives are very, very effective in trained hands. Downright scary in the hands of a lunatic or someone on drugs. __________________ If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. ~ Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

January 14th, 2008, 04:54 PM	#16
ron8903 Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,702	can any one say 21 feet!! __________________ "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

January 14th, 2008, 05:48 PM	#17
Pro2A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Franklin County Pennsylvania Posts: 772	Wow... makes me glad I carry a gun everywhere. I won't be one of those victims... These also show that the human body can be a lot more resilient then one thinks. __________________ America - The Constitutionalist Free Republic

January 14th, 2008, 11:20 AM	#12
glembe Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 156	Canned food lids make impressive improvised weapons. I am going to be more careful when I take the dogs for late night walks when recycling is set out.

January 14th, 2008, 06:53 PM	#18
KevinInstructor Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 187	Thanks, I had 35 already were some are repeats and some are new. I use them in my edge weapons class to show what an edge weapon can do. __________________ Stay Safe, Kevin CSSDSD Instructor ACCJT Certified LEO DT Instructor NRA Instructor

January 14th, 2008, 11:09 PM	#19
sass20485 Distinguished Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 1,411	YUCK !! But, as said, very enlightening as to what a sharp edge can do, even a tuna can lid !!

January 18th, 2008, 02:20 AM	#20
KenpoTex Distinguished Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 1,554	the link has been updated (more pics added). They say that they intend to continue to add to the list. __________________ If you carry in Condition 3, you have two empty chambers. One in the weapon...the other between your ears. MOΛΩN ΛABÉ Matt K.

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