Chinese airborne troops—Type 99 paratrooper knife
Total length 32cm
Blade length 20cm
Blade thickness 0.5cm
Blade width 3.7cm
Material Special high carbon steel
The Type 99 airborne parachute knife has a simple and beautiful appearance, a solid and reliable structure, and complete functions. It is not only a weapon for airborne troops in airdrops, airborne and ground combat, but also an effective tool for marching and field survival. The whole knife mainly consists of the knife body, handle, handle seat, handle core rod, cross guard, compass, scabbard, scabbard insert, whetstone, whistle, hanging strap, belt buckle, and binding It consists of ropes and safety ropes. The blade has a total length of 320 mm and a total weight of 550 grams. It consists of the blade body and the handle. The two parts are connected by a tie rod. They adopt an insulating structure and the handle is non-conductive.
The surface of the handle is engraved with mesh patterns and annular grooves, which not only makes it comfortable to hold and feels good, but also has good anti-slip and insulation properties. The cross-section is a solid oval, with a cross guard on the front section and holes on the guard. There is a small shockproof north needle and safety rope at the tail. The tool handle material is made of black high-strength engineering plastics, which has the advantages of light weight, high strength, good plasticity, impact resistance, high and low temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and aging resistance.
The knife body has a sharp single-sided cutting edge, which can quickly cut parachute ropes and other ropes. There is a sharp saw tooth on the back of the knife, which can cut through the aluminum casing and cables of aircraft. The blade body is engraved with blood grooves. After piercing the enemy's body, it can be pulled out smoothly. At the same time, the weight of the blade body is reduced to 320 grams, and the rigidity of the blade body is enhanced to improve the bending and torsion resistance. The knife body material is high-strength, acid-proof, high-carbon stainless steel. In order to prevent the blade body from reflecting light and improve concealment, the surface is sandblasted to make it dark gray.
The scabbard is made of black high-strength engineering plastic and has a patch inside to ensure that the knife body will not shake or fall off automatically. There is a leakage hole in the front and a binding rope, which is usually wrapped around the scabbard. When in use, it can be untied and tied to the leg to fix the umbrella knife firmly. The umbrella knife can also be tied to a long pole or branch with a rope and used as a spear. use. The back of the scabbard is inlaid with a whetstone and a contact whistle, and is protected by a fabric cover. The lower end has a steel insert that houses a screwdriver, bottle opener and can opener. The scabbard strap is made of nylon braided tape and has a metal buckle. It can be carried with the paratrooper's carrying gear, making it easy to remove or attach the scabbard from the user's body. In order to make it safer to wear, a nylon buckle is also used to ensure that it will not detach during skydiving. Although the scabbard has many accessories, it only weighs 230 grams.

Note: Each Pioneer 99 paratrooper knife has an independent serial number, and comes with a special instruction manual and factory quality inspection certificate.