Changes: Knife

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Klingon knife used in the Hegh'bat ceremony

An alien knife

A Cook's Club knife used by Joseph Sisko in his restaurant

For the Iotian gangster, please see Cirl the Knife.

A knife is a sharp-edged hand tool typically used for cutting. A minimal knife is a blade and a handle or some other method of gripping it. On Earth, knives have been used as tools and weapons since the Stone Age.

The first Earth knives were made of stone, chipped or ground to an edge, sometimes with a handle. Advances in technology led to blades made of bronze, iron, steel, and other exotic materials. Many cultures, such as the Klingons, had special knives for significant purposes such as eating, ceremonial practices, and assassinations.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard once specified, in 2364, that he spelled "knife" with an "n". (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

In 2152, on a rescue mission to prevent Captain Jonathan Archer and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed from being hanged, Commander Charles Tucker III used a knife to cut the nooses from around their necks. (ENT: "The Communicator")

In the final draft script of "The Communicator", this cutting tool was referred to as "a Starfleet knife."

In 2154, Udar had a knife which had a serated blade. He was armed with the knife on planet Trialas IV when he was found there by an away team from Enterprise NX-01, led by Captain Archer. Udar charged Archer with the knife but Archer twisted Udar's wrist, causing him to drop the knife to the ground.

Shortly thereafter, Malik lied to his "father", Arik Soong, that he had accidentally killed Raakin after he himself and Raakin had fought each other with knives. (ENT: "Cold Station 12")

An alien knife was used to murder Ibudan during his holodeck program Lauriento massage holoprogram 101A. (DS9: "A Man Alone")

The Rakhari Croden told Constable Odo that he was shocked when the security officers one night came into his home and murdered his wives. He had no weapon except a short, slaughter knife that he used to cut the necks of fowl and birds he prepared for supper. It made the same sound when he cut the gullets of the security officers. (DS9: "Vortex")

Joseph Sisko used a Cook's Club knife in the kitchen of his restaurant, Sisko's Creole Kitchen, in 2372. (DS9: "Homefront")

Captain Kathryn Janeway retrieved a knife from a weapons locker aboard the USS Voyager in 2373. (VOY: "Macrocosm")

Appendices

Background information

A Cardassian knife was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay and was also pictured in Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 7, under the topic "Cardassian Weapons". [1]

External links

Knife at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Knife at Wikipedia

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 [[File:Alien knife, A Man Alone.jpg|thumb|An alien knife]]
-[[File:Cook's Club knife.jpg|thumb|A Cook's Club knife used by [[Joseph Sisko]] in his [[Sisko's Creole Kitchen|restaurant]]]]
+[[File:Cook's Club knife.jpg|thumb|A Cook's Club knife used by [[Joseph Sisko]] in his [[Sisko's Creole Kitchen|restaurant]]]]__NOTOC__
-{{disambiguate|the Iotian gangster|Cirl the Knife}}
+{{disambiguation|the Iotian gangster|Cirl the Knife}}
+A '''knife''' is a sharp-edged hand tool typically used for cutting. A minimal knife is a blade and a handle or some other method of gripping it. On [[Earth]], knives have been used as tools and [[weapon]]s since the [[Stone Age]].
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-A '''knife''' is a sharp-edged hand tool typically used for cutting.  A minimal knife is a blade and a handle or some other method of gripping it.  On [[Earth]], knives have been used as tools and [[weapon]]s since the [[Distant past|Stone Age]].
-The first Earth knives were made of [[rock]], chipped or ground to an edge, sometimes with a handle.  Advances in technology led to blades made of [[bronze]], [[iron]], [[steel]], and other exotic materials.  Many cultures, such as the [[Klingon]]s, have special knives for significant purposes such as eating, [[ceremony|ceremonial]] practices, and [[assassination]]s.
+The first Earth knives were made of [[rock|stone]], chipped or ground to an edge, sometimes with a handle. Advances in technology led to blades made of [[bronze]], [[iron]], [[steel]], and other exotic materials. Many cultures, such as the [[Klingon]]s, had special knives for significant purposes such as eating, [[ceremony|ceremonial]] practices, and [[assassination]]s.
-{{bginfo|[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] claims that he spells "knife" with an 'n'. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}})}}
+[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] once specified, in [[2364]], that he spelled "knife" with an "n". ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}})
+In [[2152]], on a rescue mission to prevent Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] from being [[hanging|hanged]], [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] used a knife to cut the [[noose]]s from around their necks. ({{ENT|The Communicator}})
+{{bginfo|In the final draft script of "The Communicator", this cutting tool was referred to as "a [[Starfleet]] knife."}}
+In [[2154]], [[Udar]] had a knife which had a serated blade. He was armed with the knife on [[planet]] [[Trialas IV]] when he was found there by an [[away team]] from {{EnterpriseNX}}, led by Captain Archer. Udar charged Archer with the knife but Archer twisted Udar's wrist, causing him to drop the knife to the ground.
+Shortly thereafter, [[Malik]] lied to his "father", [[Arik Soong]], that he had accidentally killed [[Raakin]] after he himself and Raakin had fought each other with knives. ({{ENT|Cold Station 12}})
 An alien knife was used to murder [[Ibudan]] during his [[holodeck]] [[holographic program|program]] [[Lauriento massage holoprogram 101A]]. ({{DS9|A Man Alone}})
-The [[Rakhari]] [[Croden]] told [[Constable]] [[Odo]] that he was shocked when the security officers one [[night]] came into his home and [[murder]]ed his [[wife|wives]]. He had no weapon except a short, slaughter knife that he used to cut the [[neck]]s of [[fowl]] and [[bird]]s he prepared for [[supper]]. It made the same sound when he cut the [[gullet]]s of the security officers. ({{DS9|Vortex}})
+The [[Rakhari]] [[Croden]] told [[Constable]] [[Odo]] that he was shocked when the security officers one [[night]] came into his home and [[murder]]ed his [[wife|wives]]. He had no weapon except a short, slaughter knife that he used to cut the [[neck]]s of [[fowl]] and [[bird]]s he prepared for [[supper]]. It made the same sound when he cut the [[gullet]]s of the [[security officer]]s. ({{DS9|Vortex}})
 [[Joseph Sisko]] used a [[Cook's Club]] knife in the [[kitchen]] of his [[restaurant]], [[Sisko's Creole Kitchen]], in [[2372]]. ({{DS9|Homefront}})
+Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] retrieved a knife from a [[weapons locker]] aboard the {{USS|Voyager}} in [[2373]]. ({{VOY|Macrocosm}})
-== See also ==
-*[[Ennis and Nol-Ennis weapons]]
-*[[Klingon blade weapons]]
-*[[Sword]]
-==Background==
+== Appendices ==
+=== See also ===
-*A [[Cardassian]] knife was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay and also pictured in ''[[Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 7]]'' under the topic "Cardassian Weapons". {{stala|8707}}
+* [[Dagger]]
+* [[Ennis and Nol-Ennis weapons]]
+* [[Klingon blade weapons]]
+* [[Reman blade weapons]]
+* [[Xindi-Reptilian blade]]
-== External link ==
+=== Background information ===
+A [[Cardassian]] knife was sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay and was also pictured in {{STTM|1|7}}, under the topic "Cardassian Weapons". {{stala|8707}}
+=== External links ===
+* {{mbeta}}
 * {{wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Hand-held weapons]]
+[[Category:Culinary tools]]