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The CQC-6, short for Close Quarters Combat Six and also known as the Viper Six, is a handmade tactical folding knife with a tanto blade, designed by knifemaker Ernest Emerson and produced by his company Emerson Knives in Torrance, California. Introduced in 1989, it is credited as the knife that popularized the tactical folding knife as a category. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Tactical folding knife 1
Introduced Year
1989 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
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Used In

Gulf War, Wars
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Iraq War, Wars
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Manufactured By

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: CQC-6
  • Introduction, first sentence
    is a handmade tactical folding knife
  • Infobox: production_date
    1989 through present
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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Wikipedia: CQC-6
  • Lead section
    The CQC-6 (Close Quarters Combat - Six) or Viper Six is a handmade tactical folding knife with a tantō blade manufactured by knifemaker Ernest Emerson.
  • Operated By: United States Navy, Infobox: service
    US Navy
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Desert Storm, War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Desert Storm, War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom
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