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Sharp Object
"SHARP OBJECT" includes: sharp glass, knife, sword or dagger, as well as other and unspecified sharp object. “KNIFE” is an instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle.

[Sources: Definition of "SHARP OJBECT" is based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. WHO, 10th Revision (ICD-10), Chapter XX, code: X99.
Web: http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2016/en#/X85-Y09
The reference to the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) is in the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS), UNODC, Mar 2015, Table V, p.104.
Web: http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/ICCS/ICCS_English_2016_web.pdf
Definition of "KNIFE" is from the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS), UNODC, Mar 2015, p.99, footnote 156].
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