Sickle

The Sickle is a melee weapon that appears in Ascension and Call of the Dead. It is the Russian equivalent of the Bowie Knife.

Description
The only real differences between the Sickle and the Bowie Knife is the appearance and the stabbing animation. The Sickle can be purchased for 3000 points. The Sickle will replace the knife as soon as it's purchased, and it is a one hit kill up to and including round 9.

Locations

 * Ascension - Off a chalkboard next to the landing pad, for Lunar Lander B (Б), near Speed Cola.
 * Call of the Dead - Across from the Speed Cola after the ice slide.

Trivia

 * When added with the Ballistic Knife, the sickle's inside hook part is held towards the player.
 * When bought, it replenishes the Ballistic Knife's ammo.
 * The picture shown for the First Strike cover art shows Dempsey with the sickle in his hand.
 * The NVA character model when using Scavenger has an unusable sickle attached to the player's belt.
 * There are three teddy bears holding sickles on Ascension which, when activated, cause the song "Abracadavre" to play.
 * The sickle has a custom animation with the Ballistic Knife and The Krauss Refibrillator. The player will stab the zombie in the head with the Ballistic Knife, then cut off its head with the Sickle. This only happens when the knife hit would have killed the zombie, it would have been a stab, and it lands on the head.
 * When viewed in third-person (with Ballistic Knife) the sickle is held backwards, and the player slashes with the rounded end of the blade rather than the hook part that is seen in first-person.
 * When lunging with the sickle the character will appear to embed it in the zombie, pull it out, and twirl it around - ready for the next stab.
 * Coincidentally, it is always found near Speed Cola.
 * While many say the sickle is useful only towards earlier rounds, the amount of money getting to the sickle is fairly high along with the sickle itself which costs 3000. Getting the sickle before round eight is a very unlikely situation.

Videos
Video:Black Ops Ascension Sickle Ballistic Knife Monkey GameplaySickle with the Ballistic Knife Gameplay