![]() interlocking, mutually supporting coils which are easily expanded (like a concertina) it can be made from barbed wire or barbed tape. "Concertina" refers to the shape into which the wire is formed, i.e. "Razor wire" is a slangy term for what manufacturers, quartermasters and city ordinances generally called barbed tape, and refers to the type of cutting surface: blades vs. "Razor" and "concertina" are orthogonal classifications. ![]() EvilCouch 16:23, 8 December 2006 (UTC) Reply What's the difference between razor and concertina then? Nothing more than the size of the coil? What about the double helix vs single helix aspect? What is the difference between concertina wire and constantine wire? I can't speak for other branches of service or other countries, but that's the terminology as I understand it and the 3 types of wire are very distinct. Razor wire: A small (Maybe a foot in diameter, not sure how long it stretches to) coil, with diamond-shaped razors clamped onto it every few inches.Concertina wire: A large (1m in diameter, roughly 30m in length) coil, with rectangular razors clamped onto it every 6 inches or so.Barbed wire: Braided wire, with short spikes sticking out of it every few inches.The modern US Army uses three types of barbed wire-type constructs: Securiger 05:26, (UTC)Įrr, why? In my experience, I very rarely hear the phrases "concertina wire" and "razor wire" being used interchangably and I've never heard the terms "concertina wire" and "barbed tape" used interchangably. Which is arguably less than a full iota of difference, so I wouldn't sweat it. Whereas "use" as a noun has primary "the act of using", secondary "the manner of using syn. According to my dictionary, "custom or convention" is the secondary definition of "usage" the primary defintion is "the act, manner, or amount of using". I think what was intended in the header you edited was "manner of using". My understanding has been that "use" as a noun means the act of using, whereas "usage" means custom or convention. So I've just done a non-minor (but in fact trivial) edit so it shows up in peoples' watch lists. I accidentally marked a major edit as minor. However, they withstood the wire cutters used at that time to cut normal barbed wire, which was common at the front at that time." These forerunners of NATO wire did not yet have an inner wire for stabilization, so they were easy to cut with tin snips and were not as robust as normal barbed wire. A welcome side effect was that a comparable barbed wire length of this new type could be produced in a shorter time. Therefore, flat wire with triangular cutting edges was punched out of steel strips. The reason for this was a wartime lack of wire to produce conventional barbed wire. "The first versions of this type of barbed wire were produced by Germany during the First World War. On 3 September 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Barbed tape to Razor wire. Military science, technology, and theory task force
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