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After September 11, 2001, the FBI started collecting small, easily concealed knives and other potentially lethal objects, and compiled a catalog that has been distributed to airport screeners and law enforcement agencies across the country. In The FBI Guide to Concealable Weapons, this information is available to every citizen who wants to be prepared to face future terrorist attacks. In this exclusive reprint, you will see metal, plastic and ceramic knives hidden in pens, keys, belt buckles, jewelry, canes and cigarette lighters, as well as impact weapons disguised as keychains, and items hollowed out for the possible concealment of explosives. As citizens responsible for our own safety, we must know everything possible about the dangers that face us, and awareness is the first, vital step in this direction.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION GUIDE TO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS 2003
FORWARD In the wake of the September 11, 2001, airline hijackings the FIREARMS AND TOOLMARKS UNIT of the FBI LABORATORY has started a collection of small and easily concealed knives. This is the first installment of a continuing effort to collect and distribute information on knives that otherwise may be dismissed as non threatening items. Many of the knives in this collection were commercially purchased and typically can be bought for less than $20. Some of these knives are common items found in most homes and offices. You will notice also that some are made of a plastic material, making them less likely to be considered a weapon. Each of these tools was designed to cut and is fully functional in that respect. Whether used to cut paper, cardboard, or other material, these knives should be treated as potentially dangerous weapons. Each knife is shown with an accompanying scale for size reference and many include an X-ray photograph to show how these weapons might appear if placed in luggage and passed through a scanning device.
KEY KNIFE ASP MADE IN JAPAN COMPOSITION: METAL NOTE: LOOKS LIKE AN OVERSIZED KEY. STORED INSIDE IS A BLADE AND A HANDCUFF KEY.
KEY MANUFACTURER: UNITED CUTLERY MADE IN ITALY COMPOSITION: METAL NOTE: APPEARS TO BE A KEY WHEN PLACED ON A RING WITH OTHER. BLADE FOLDS OUT FROM END OF KEY.
KEY MANUFACTURER: SWISS-TECH MADE IN USA COMPOSITION: METAL NOTE: APPEARS TO BE A KEY WHEN PLACED ON A RING WITH OTHERS. OPENS IN A “SCISSORSLIKE” FASHION TO EXPOSE KNIFE BLADE, SERRATED BLADE, AND FLAT/ PHILLIPS HEAD SCREWDRIVERS.
BOWEN BELT KNIFE MANUFACTURER: BOWEN KNIVES MADE IN USA COMPOSITION: METAL BLADE WITH LEATHER BELT NOTE: BLADE IS HIDDEN INSIDE OF BELT, ONLY THE BUCKLE “HANDLE” IS SEEN.
BELT KNIFE MANUFACTURER: C.A.S. IBERIA, INC. MADE IN USA COMPOSITION: LEATHER AND METAL NOTE: LOOKS LIKE AN ORDINARY BELT. BUCKLE, BUCKLE STORES A KNIFE WHICH CAN BE PULLED OUT, EXPOSING BLADE.
TOUCHE’ BELT BUCKLE MANUFACTURER: GERBER MADE IN USA COMPOSITION: METAL NOTE: THE KNIFE BLADE FOLDS UNDER THE HANDLE WHICH CAN BE STORED IN THE FRONT OF THE BELT BUCKLE.
BELT KNIFE MANUFACTURER:
VALOIS KNIVES MADE IN USA COMPOSITION: METAL
NOTE: APPEARS AS A NORMAL BELT. THE “BUCKLE” PULLS FROM THE BELT TO EXPOSE THE BLADE. COMES IN VARIOUS STYLES.
NECKLACE KNIFE MANUFACTURER: KAICUT KNIVES, MODEL MOKI MADE IN GERMANY COMPOSITION: STAINLESS STEEL WITH A DECORATIVE INLAY NOTE: MAY BE WORN AS A NECKLACE OR CARRIED AS A KEY CHAIN.
KEY RING KNIFE MANUFACTURER: MAREX MADE IN KOREA COMPOSITION: PLASTIC AND METAL NOTE: LOOKS LIKE A KEY RING, BUT HOUSES A BLADE, SCISSORS AND FLASHLIGHT.
KEY RING KNIFE EKA MADE IN SWEDEN COMPOSITION: PLASTIC AND METAL NOTE: LOOKS LIKE A KEY RING, BUT HOUSES A BLADE AND BOTTLE OPENER.
PUSH DAGGER MANUFACTURER: UNITED CUTLERY MADE IN TAIWAN COMPOSITION: PLASTIC SHEATH AND HANDLE WITH METAL BLADE NOTE: SHEATH HA