Editing Close Quarters Combat Weapon System

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[[Image:CombatKnife.jpg|thumb|The Combat Knife]]

The '''Close Quarters Combat Weapon System''', otherwise known as the '''Combat Knife''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] infantry-sized knife.

==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) 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 only appears in the novels and on the backs of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] in [[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]], and as an aesthetic addition to the [[CQB]] armor.

==Appearance==
you could use a knife but it is not the combat knife.It cannot be used in the games. One of the few times a combat knife can be seen in game is on the lower backs of [[ODST]]s and on the left chest of the [[C.Q.B]] [[Armor Permutations|armor permutation]], though they are never used in combat. Also, it does have a serrated edge, for better cutting effectiveness, like other combat knives as mentioned in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''.

== History ==
Older versions of combat knives were used as early as World War 1. Often they doubled as modern Bayonets in combat, with the ability to be fixed to a rifle. As trench warfare was abandoned, and the focus shifted instead to longer-range, the combat knife also was redesigned, intended for emergency use in close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, rather than being fixed as a bayonet. Many military's designed their combat knives with secondary uses, such as foliage clearing, or opening ammunition boxes. Its use by the UNSC Marine Corps well into the 26th Century, relatively unchanged over the hundreds of years, is therefore a testament to its usefulness in all areas, including out in combat.

== Trivia ==
*The ODST [[Action Figure]], made by Joyride Studios, has a Combat Knife that can be held by the action figures hand.
*It was [[Frederic-104|Spartan-104]]'s (Fred) trademark weapon next to the [[MA5B Assault Rifle]].
*In [[Halo 3]] Concept Art for EGM, a [[Spartan]] is shown with a Combat Knife on his right leg, however this was just an artistic look for the ODST armor.
*It was intended to be used in the early Halo: CE build but was cut before it made it into the final game.
*It was falsely speculated that this was to be used in [[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]].
*It can be found on the chest plate of the CQB armor permutation in Halo 3.
*It can be seen on the shields when selecting the difficulty levels. One on [[Normal]] and two crossed over each other on  both [[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]].

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonet "Bayonet on Wikipedia"]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Knife "Combat Knife on Wikipedia"]
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