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From: gabriele@hub.toronto.edu (Mark Gabriele )
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Sawback knives
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Date: 23 Oct 89 23:09:18 GMT
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From: gabriele@hub.toronto.edu (Mark Gabriele )

As a recreational scuba diver, I know of one purpose for a sawback on 
a knife; it cuts rope much more easily, without having the blade bind
in the fibers.  This is why most diving knives come equipped with sawbacks;
it's lots easier to hack through a wet rope in a hurry.