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, and an obvious reference to the hammer and sickle symbol used on the USSR flag.

Description
The only real difference between the Sickle and the Bowie Knife is the appearance. The Sickle can be purchased for 3000 points off a chalkboard next to one of the landing pads for the Lunar Lander On Ascension. It can be found across from the Speed Cola after the ice slide in Call of the Dead. 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.

Trivia

 * When added with the Ballistic Knife, the sickle's inside hook part is held towards the player.
 * The picture shown for the First Strike cover art shows Dempsey with the sickle in his hand.
 * The character model when using Scavenger while being the NVA 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.
 * As with its predecessor, the Bowie Knife, the Sickle is compatible with the Ballistic Knife, as well as having virtually the same effects.
 * The sickle has a custom animation with the Ballistic Knife and the Krauss Refribrilator. 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 then let go and drop it yet they have it back the next time the melee button is pressed.

Videos
thumb|left|300px|This shows the player with the sickle and the ballistic knife.