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A sickle is a curved hand tool used for harvesting rice and cutting grasses, typically consisting of a short handle and a hooked steel blade. In rural Vietnam it was a common everyday implement, and in wartime it could also serve as an improvised close-quarters melee weapon due to its concealability and utility as a work tool. It is best known for its pulling cut, which is effective for vegetation and can be dangerous at arm’s length despite not being purpose-built as a weapon. | |||
=HISTORY= | ==HISTORY== | ||
Sickles have been used for centuries across Asia as a practical harvesting tool, and in Vietnam they are closely associated with wet-rice agriculture. Traditional rice harvesting relied on hand tools, including sickles used to cut bundles of stalks during harvest, making them widespread in farming households and easy to obtain, replace, and maintain. | |||
During the Vietnam War, the [[Việt Cộng]] operated heavily in rural areas where ordinary farm tools were ubiquitous and could be carried without drawing the same attention as firearms. U.S. wartime records and collections document “rice knives” among items encountered in the field, reflecting how common these cutting tools were in the environment and in personal kits. In ''Military Conflict: Vietnam'' (MCV), the Sickle represents this kind of readily available agricultural blade being used as a melee weapon by Viet Cong forces. | |||
===Sources=== | |||
* [https://english.camau.gov.vn/traditional-occupations/wet-rice-cultivation-289235 Cà Mau Province Portal — Wet rice cultivation (traditional tools and rice sickles)] | |||
* [https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/resources/collections/fa.php?item=13870000000 Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive — Finding aid listing “Montagnard rice knife” museum objects] | |||
* [https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/llmlp/RDAR-Vol-IIBook14/RDAR-Vol-IIBook14.pdf Library of Congress — ''Testimony'' (Volume II, Book 14), includes references to a “rice knife”] | |||
* [https://ehistory.osu.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/knowenemy.pdf U.S. Department of Defense — ''Know Your Enemy: The Viet Cong'' (DA Pam 360-518 / DOD GEN-20)] | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 25 February 2026
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Damage | |
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| Primary Attack | Secondary Attack | |||
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42 63 headshot |
Charged 84 (25 bleed) |
| Full name | Weapon Type | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Blade Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
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| FN | Melee | Vietnam | D8 | Arm | in ( mm) | in ( mm) | weapon_sickle |
A sickle is a curved hand tool used for harvesting rice and cutting grasses, typically consisting of a short handle and a hooked steel blade. In rural Vietnam it was a common everyday implement, and in wartime it could also serve as an improvised close-quarters melee weapon due to its concealability and utility as a work tool. It is best known for its pulling cut, which is effective for vegetation and can be dangerous at arm’s length despite not being purpose-built as a weapon.
HISTORY
Sickles have been used for centuries across Asia as a practical harvesting tool, and in Vietnam they are closely associated with wet-rice agriculture. Traditional rice harvesting relied on hand tools, including sickles used to cut bundles of stalks during harvest, making them widespread in farming households and easy to obtain, replace, and maintain.
During the Vietnam War, the Việt Cộng operated heavily in rural areas where ordinary farm tools were ubiquitous and could be carried without drawing the same attention as firearms. U.S. wartime records and collections document “rice knives” among items encountered in the field, reflecting how common these cutting tools were in the environment and in personal kits. In Military Conflict: Vietnam (MCV), the Sickle represents this kind of readily available agricultural blade being used as a melee weapon by Viet Cong forces.
Sources
- Cà Mau Province Portal — Wet rice cultivation (traditional tools and rice sickles)
- Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive — Finding aid listing “Montagnard rice knife” museum objects
- Library of Congress — Testimony (Volume II, Book 14), includes references to a “rice knife”
- U.S. Department of Defense — Know Your Enemy: The Viet Cong (DA Pam 360-518 / DOD GEN-20)