Types of knife tangs

Useful chart on the varied types of tangs available.

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How many of those Tangs have been to space, though?

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Full Tang or bust.

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At least three.

FWIW, the NASA M-1 Machete went to the
(and back) 9 times with the Apollo missions: a full tang blade design.

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FACT: It was able to cut through EVERY plant it was used on while on the moon. Every plant, every mission. As you can see in this photo everything was cleared away! And there was nothing metric about it.

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