Hammerspace Knife

''As far as knives went, they were massive things, easily a foot long and two inches wide, while the actual design of the blade and handle strongly resembled a Bowie knife. The blades were polished to a fine sheen, looking incredibly sharp, while in the handle he found a small hammerspace generator, explaining how the Sue was able to summon them and make them disappear with barely a thought...'' -- "In which M*A*S*H is defiled by a Sue, Radar is shipped, and Marcus enacts vengeance.", Marcus' examination of the hammerspace knives.

Overview
Hammerspace knives, named for the generator built into the handle which allows the wielder to bring them into and out of Hammerspace at will, are weapons discovered by Agents Marcus Langston and Zodfang Gobrunt during one of their missions together. The knives were first found in the hands of a Mary Sue, Talea Sallas, who used them in the fic's first chapter to assault the Designated Misogynistic Bastard, Frank Burns. Talea pinned Burns to the wall by throwing the knives through the corners of his sleeves, demonstrating ludicrous accuracy, and instantly brandished two more with which she threatened to cut his throat, before putting them all away into Hammerspace and continuing as if nothing had happened.

The next time the weapons appeared was at the end of the mission, as the Agents were confronting and charging the Sue. Becoming enraged upon hearing that her father, who had been a bit character in the fic, was killed by Zodfang Gobrunt, she summoned one of the knives from Hammerspace and tried to use it to kill Marcus. The surprise attack would have worked, but Zodfang warned Marcus that she had drawn one of the knives, and Talea died in the ensuing knife fight. The knives were then taken, and after the mission they were pawned off to an Operations Agent named Big Murphy, who runs a weapons' shop in New Caledonia.

There are currently only four known Hammerspace knives in existence. This, added to the high quality of the weapons, makes them rather expensive.

Attributes
As the Department of Sufficiently Advanced Technology has not yet examined the knives, most attributes can only be assumed through what has been observed of the knives to this point. The most notable attribute, and the source of the name, is the small hammerspace generator in the handle. When activated, assumedly by contact with the generator, it creates a pocket of hammerspace around the weapon from which it can be retrieved at will. The generator also deactivates automatically upon the owner's death, returning the knife to real-space. It isn't known how the generator detects the "summoning" of the knife or the cessation of life signs, but theories will likely sprout up with further investigation. Despite the knife's massive size, it is incredibly light, feeling almost weightless when carried.

The knife's blade, on top of always being polished to an aesthetically pleasing sheen, is extremely sharp. Even the lightest stroke or most fleeting graze can and will open a massive gash, and a full on hit can easily sever a limb on top of having the potential to instantly disembowel the target. Like Gungnir, the famed spear of Odin, it appears that these knives are always 100% accurate when thrown, and always appear to go at a perfectly straight angle instead of spinning in the air. The ridiculously good craftsmanship this implies is most likely due to the fact that it is a Sue weapon, also raising the possibility that other Sues are armed with similar weapons. In terms of design, the knives are known to resemble Bowie knives with the main exception of the generator and slight differences in the blade design.

If there are any other notable attributes to the knives, they will have to be uncovered with further research and field testing.

Known Owners

 * Talea Sallas {Mary Sue, original owner of knives, deceased)


 * Marcus Langston (pawned knives off, no longer in posession)


 * Big Murphy (proprietor of weapons' shop, has presumably sold the knives)


 * Agent Silas (purchased one knife)


 * Agent Nat Freidar (purchased one knife)


 * Agent Deryn (purchased one knife)


 * Agent Kierra (purchased one knife)

Other
Hammerspace knives were put up for claiming by KGarrett upon the completion of his second mission for the PPC, taking requests in the appropriate thread. All four knives, however, have been taken, so there are none currently available. The minis obtained in the mission were also temporarily for claiming, but KGarrett decided that he wanted to keep them.