Knife Cutter-Bayonet

Abstract

The purpose of the task was to design and develop a knife cutter- bayonet which could be used as a fighting and survival knife, a bayonet, a wire cutter and a general purpose tool. Requirements such as light weight, an ability to cut both barbed wire and barbed tape and compatibility with the standard Army M-16 rifle were essential. Additional features suggested included a built-in saw, a screwdriver and a sharpening stone. Development was terminated when it was concluded that it was beyond the current state of the art to develop a single item encompassing all the features stated as essential. The report recommends that the US Army continue to issue and use the bayonet and the wire cutter as separate items.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0784203

Entities

People

  • Ed J. Hoffschmidt
  • Norman P. Leibel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Blades
  • Breadboard Models
  • Carbides
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Knives
  • Land Warfare
  • Prototypes
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tool Steel
  • Tools
  • Tungsten
  • Tungsten Carbides
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.