[
  {
    "abstract": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "name": { "str": "generic kitchen knife", "str_pl": "generic kitchen knives" },
    "description": "generic item template",
    "type": "TOOL",
    "material": [ "steel" ],
    "symbol": ";",
    "color": "light_gray"
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_butcher",
    "name": { "str": "butcher knife", "str_pl": "butcher knives" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "A sharp, heavy knife.  It makes a good melee weapon, and is an ideal item for butchering corpses.",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_butcher",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "weight": "380 g",
    "volume": "300 ml",
    "longest_side": "35 cm",
    "price": 3000,
    "price_postapoc": 50,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "short", "surface": "point", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "BUTCHER", 25 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "weapon_category": [ "KNIVES" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 2, "stab": 14 }
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_steak",
    "name": { "str": "steak knife", "str_pl": "steak knives" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "A sharp knife designed for cutting meat.  It makes a poor melee weapon, but is decent at butchering corpses.",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_steak",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "weight": "112 g",
    "volume": "100 ml",
    "longest_side": "25 cm",
    "price": 250,
    "price_postapoc": 50,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "hand", "surface": "point", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "CUT_FINE", 1 ], [ "BUTCHER", 15 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "weapon_category": [ "SHIVS" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 2, "stab": 7 }
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_paring",
    "name": { "str": "paring knife", "str_pl": "paring knives" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "A short-bladed knife with a sharp blade, made for fine controlled cuts to vegetables without using a cutting board.",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_paring",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "looks_like": "knife_steak",
    "weight": "50 g",
    "volume": "30 ml",
    "longest_side": "15 cm",
    "price": 250,
    "price_postapoc": 50,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "hand", "surface": "point", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "CUT_FINE", 1 ], [ "BUTCHER", 10 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 1, "stab": 6 },
    "weapon_category": [ "SHIVS" ]
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_chef",
    "name": { "str": "chef knife", "str_pl": "chef knives" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "A long-bladed kitchen knife.  The blade is wider than the handle, giving room for the wielder's knuckles, and it has a characteristic curve for a fast rocking action for chopping vegetables.  It makes an acceptable melee weapon, but the wide blade is unwieldy for butchering.",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "looks_like": "knife_butcher",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_chef",
    "weight": "280 g",
    "volume": "200 ml",
    "longest_side": "30 cm",
    "price": 1500,
    "price_postapoc": 100,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "short", "surface": "point", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "CUT_FINE", 1 ], [ "BUTCHER", 10 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "weapon_category": [ "KNIVES" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 2, "stab": 16 }
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_carving",
    "name": { "str": "carving knife", "str_pl": "carving knives" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "A long-bladed kitchen knife with a thin, slightly curved blade for deftly slicing meat either in flat sheets or around the bone.  It makes a decent melee weapon, and is excellent for butchery.",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_carving",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "looks_like": "knife_butcher",
    "weight": "114 g",
    "volume": "80 ml",
    "longest_side": "30 cm",
    "price": "17 USD",
    "price_postapoc": 50,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "short", "surface": "point", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "CUT_FINE", 1 ], [ "BUTCHER", 22 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "weapon_category": [ "SHIVS" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 1, "stab": 18 },
    "//": "Based on https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0195V29HG"
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_bread",
    "name": { "str": "bread knife", "str_pl": "bread knives" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "This knife has quite a long blade with a scalloped edge for cutting bread.  It's not that sharp, but its length and heft mean it could do a bit of damage and cause some nasty tearing.",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_bread",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "looks_like": "knife_butcher",
    "weight": "280 g",
    "volume": "200 ml",
    "longest_side": "35 cm",
    "price": 500,
    "price_postapoc": 50,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "short", "surface": "line", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "CUT_FINE", 1 ], [ "BUTCHER", 8 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 4, "cut": 6 },
    "weapon_category": [ "SHIVS" ]
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_vegetable_cleaver",
    "name": { "str": "vegetable cleaver" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "A menacing-looking knife with a broad, square shaped blade, curved for fast vegetable chopping.  Its heft and sharpness make it a decent weapon as well, although not as good as a meat cleaver.",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_vegetable_cleaver",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "looks_like": "knife_butcher",
    "weight": "340 g",
    "volume": "653 ml",
    "//1": "Volume calculated by proportions from the attached image - 8in blade = proportionally calculated 12.8in total length and 3.41in total height at the widest point. Width taken from package dimensions.",
    "longest_side": "33 cm",
    "price": "22 USD",
    "price_postapoc": 50,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "short", "surface": "line", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "BUTCHER", 15 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 3, "cut": 17 },
    "//2": "Based on https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JL4J0G"
  },
  {
    "id": "knife_meat_cleaver",
    "name": { "str": "meat cleaver" },
    "type": "TOOL",
    "category": "weapons",
    "description": "A menacing-looking knife with a broad, square-shaped blade.  Its heft and sharpness would make it a very effective melee weapon and an excellent butchering tool.",
    "ascii_picture": "knife_meat_cleaver",
    "copy-from": "base_kitchen_knife",
    "looks_like": "knife_butcher",
    "weight": "450 g",
    "volume": "1 L",
    "longest_side": "30 cm",
    "price": 3500,
    "price_postapoc": 50,
    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "short", "surface": "line", "balance": "neutral" },
    "qualities": [ [ "CUT", 2 ], [ "BUTCHER", 25 ] ],
    "flags": [ "SHEATH_KNIFE", "ALLOWS_BODY_BLOCK" ],
    "melee_damage": { "bash": 6, "cut": 16 }
  }
]
