Sickle

The Sickle is a new weapon that appears in the Zombies map, Ascension. 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. The Sickle will replace the knife as soon as it's purchased, and it is a one hit kill up to round 10 or 11.

Trivia
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 * When added with the Ballistic Knife, the sickle's inside hook part is held towards you.Sickle.png
 * 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 attatched to the player's belt.
 * There are three teddy bears holding sickles in the map which when activated the song "Abracadavre" plays.
 * thumb|right|300px|This shows the player with the sickle and the ballistic knife.As with it's predecessor, 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
 * The sickle is covered with blood when viewed in first person.
 * The Sickle is a 1 hit kill until round 10-13, 2 hits 13-22, 3 hits 22-30, and 4 hits 30-35, and 5 hits 35-40, making it still useful against crawlers and lone zombies to conserve ammo even in the later rounds.