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*All kinds of ''cute'' things can be done with the right kind of explosive, a container and a detonator. It is common to make an ad-hoc grenade or mine just by putting plastic in a bag(this is called a satchel charge) for instance.
*In the last assault on the Old City of Jerusalem in 1948 the IDF had a Macgyverish mess of shaped explosive to put on the wall as a breeching charge. The whole thing turned out to be a dud which is why Israel had to wait until 1967.
* The fascine knife(for [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin| for making fascines]], that is clumps of trees bound together to reinforce barricades before sandbags became more popular) could and often was used as a weapon much like a trench spade can do so. In fact the French army even issued one shaped like a [[The Glory That Was Rome|gladius.]]
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