Rusty
Purveyor of Fine Weaponry
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Intent: To create a more efficient garrote for the discerning assassin
Development Thread: As needed
Manufacturer: Rusty's Custom Firearms and Cutlery
Model: N/A
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: No
Production: Production: Minor.
Material: Semi-conductive wire, power cells, insulated grips to go around the power cells, solder, maybe a commlink dangle for style
Classification: Garrote
Size: Two handed
Length: 30 cm of wire, 10cm each for the grips
Weight: <1kg
Special Features: It's a garrote, but it gets hot enough to cauterize as it cuts. Less messy that way
Description: Alright, so the cauterizing garrote works on the same principles as a vape, or vaporizer. For the uninitiated, it's basically a box or a tube with (a) battery(ies) that sends a current through wire coils. The coils heat up the vape juice, producing a thick cloud of vapor, which is then inhaled in lieu of tobacco smoke.
I got bored one day and decided to see what would happen if I hooked up a length of wire about 8 inches long instead of the usual coils. It glowed red hot, and I burned the piss out of my arm when it got too hot and started to droop. Don't try this at home, kids.
Anyway, the cauterizing garrote is basically just 30cm of wire with a positive lead of the power cell hooked up to one end and a negative on the other. Hit a button and the circuit is completed, allowing the wire to get hot enough to cauterize as it cuts through the target's neck. This should dramatically reduce arterial spray, which is messy and difficult to clean up, and will also keep the jugular, which is less dramatic but just as effective in draining blood, from leaking all over the place. Bloodflow is still cut off to the brain, which is pretty much the point of the thing.
While the device is effective, there are some drawbacks, most of them related to the heat it throws off. Though wire can be quite strong, if you heat it up too much or two often, you're going to weaken it, and it will break. If you accidentally make the wire touch itself, it'll short circuit, which runs the risk of destroying the power cells and your hands. You also run the risk of burning yourself if you're not careful. And finally, it will tend to glow until submerged in the neck, something that can alert a passing guard to your presence.
Intent: To create a more efficient garrote for the discerning assassin
Development Thread: As needed
Manufacturer: Rusty's Custom Firearms and Cutlery
Model: N/A
Affiliation: Open Market
Modularity: No
Production: Production: Minor.
Material: Semi-conductive wire, power cells, insulated grips to go around the power cells, solder, maybe a commlink dangle for style
Classification: Garrote
Size: Two handed
Length: 30 cm of wire, 10cm each for the grips
Weight: <1kg
Special Features: It's a garrote, but it gets hot enough to cauterize as it cuts. Less messy that way
Description: Alright, so the cauterizing garrote works on the same principles as a vape, or vaporizer. For the uninitiated, it's basically a box or a tube with (a) battery(ies) that sends a current through wire coils. The coils heat up the vape juice, producing a thick cloud of vapor, which is then inhaled in lieu of tobacco smoke.
I got bored one day and decided to see what would happen if I hooked up a length of wire about 8 inches long instead of the usual coils. It glowed red hot, and I burned the piss out of my arm when it got too hot and started to droop. Don't try this at home, kids.
Anyway, the cauterizing garrote is basically just 30cm of wire with a positive lead of the power cell hooked up to one end and a negative on the other. Hit a button and the circuit is completed, allowing the wire to get hot enough to cauterize as it cuts through the target's neck. This should dramatically reduce arterial spray, which is messy and difficult to clean up, and will also keep the jugular, which is less dramatic but just as effective in draining blood, from leaking all over the place. Bloodflow is still cut off to the brain, which is pretty much the point of the thing.
While the device is effective, there are some drawbacks, most of them related to the heat it throws off. Though wire can be quite strong, if you heat it up too much or two often, you're going to weaken it, and it will break. If you accidentally make the wire touch itself, it'll short circuit, which runs the risk of destroying the power cells and your hands. You also run the risk of burning yourself if you're not careful. And finally, it will tend to glow until submerged in the neck, something that can alert a passing guard to your presence.
