From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> So, one wonders how long it will be before a knife must
>>have a certain amount of some part of metal. I say that in the
>>consideration that materials tech will surely produce a substance
>>just as hard, and as tough as steel, yet have no metallic signature.
>> Then what?
>
>Already been done, though most ceramic blades will hold an edge better than
>most stainless steels (not the best of blade metals) they are more prone to
>snap if an excessive side load is applied.
>
>Niel.
Steve, & Niel,
Neglecting Steve's jab about 'plastic guns & etc.', <grin>
I'm thinking more alone the lines of something akin to
a matrix of carbon fiber & aramid/kevlar fiber, and some form of
ceramic either embedded or incorporated into the matrix, and having
enough presence to sustain an edge, while allowing the a reasonable
degree flexibility.
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Plastic guns are already prohibited in this country under
Section 1(4) of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988. I suspect
that plastic knives will be banned at some point, however they
certainly do already exist, doesn't ASP make one?
How sharp the edge is doesn't really matter that much, it
is pretty easy to make a plastic knife shaped object with
a very sharp point. Actually thinking about it wasn't it
Cold Steel who made a plastic dagger?
Steve.
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