Ballistic Knife

1. Is the ballistic knife a real thing?
2. What makes a knife ballistic?
3. Does the military use ballistic knives?
4. Do Spetsnaz use ballistic knives?

Is the ballistic knife a real thing?

Commercially-produced ballistic knives briefly gained notoriety in the United States in the mid-1980s after they were marketed and sold in the United States and other Western countries. Since then, the marketing and sale of ballistic knives to civilians has been restricted or prohibited by law in several nations.

What makes a knife ballistic?

As used in this section, the term “ballistic knife” means a knife with a detachable blade that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism.

Does the military use ballistic knives?

Ballistic Knife

For soldiers, though, these weapons can handle the close-quarters combat of a knife fight, without the limits of most blades. These were first developed for Spetsnaz, the Russian special forces, whose focus on intelligence missions required weapons that could take out an enemy quickly and quietly.

Do Spetsnaz use ballistic knives?

In reality, ballistic knives were never produced for nor used within spetsnaz units. The closest weapon to them is the NRS-2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRS-2) knife with a built-in firearm in the handle.