NR-40
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Soviet Army NR-40 combat knife. The NR-40 (from , НР-40 nozh razvedchika meaning "scout's knife" or Finka) was a Soviet combat knife introduced in 1940 and used throughout World War II.
Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Knife nr40 ussr.jpg
- Width
- 22
- Length
- 265
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- inception
- 1940-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- "Black knife" division
- Design
- Modern variants
- Users
- Former
- See also
- References
thumb|300px|Soviet Army NR-40 combat knife. The NR-40 (from , НР-40 nozh razvedchika meaning "scout's knife" or Finka) was a Soviet combat knife introduced in 1940 and used throughout World War II.
== History == thumb|Soviet paratroopers, 1948. Note all-black NR-40s.
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