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10-30-2009, 08:35 AM
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Re: Barb Wire
well was it normal barbed wire or razor wire? from the wiki: Barbed tape or razor wire is a mesh of metal strips with sharp edges whose purpose is to prevent passage by humans. The name "Razor Ribbon" is a registered trademark of Allied Tube & Conduit Company, although through long usage the term is generally used to describe the barbed tape products of other manufacturers (see Genericized trademark). While razor wire is much sharper than the barbs of standard barbed wire, it is not actually razor sharp. Even so, the multiple bladed edges of a razor wire fence are designed to inflict serious cuts on anyone who attempts to climb through one, and therefore have a strong psychological deterrent effect. In high-security applications, barbed tape supplanted barbed wire, which could be circumvented relatively quickly by humans without tools. In contrast, getting past razor wire barriers without tools is very slow and difficult, giving security forces more time to respond. There is little difference in the breaching time for a well-equipped opponent. Razor-wire has a central strand of high tensile strength wire, and a steel tape punched into a shape with barbs. The steel tape is then cold-crimped tightly to the wire everywhere except for the barbs. Barbed tape is very similar, but has no central reinforcement wire running down the middle. The process of combining the core wire with the steel tape was invented by the current owner of Razor Wire International, Renne Cano. The process of combining the two is called roll forming. Razor wire—short-barb type with central reinforcement |