Deadly weapon of the particular crime is inherently more dangerous. In some jurisdictions, a distinction is made between deadly weapons and destructive devices, such as explosives, incendiary or poison gas bombs, grenades, landmines, rockets, missiles, or similar devices, including the unassembled components from which such devices can be made. A deadly weapon "per se" is usually defined as a firearm and may include knives of a certain length (usually three inches or longer, depending on jurisdiction). Statutes list weapons such as switchblade, gravity knife, ballistic knife, stiletto, sword, dagger, blackjack, brass knuckles, nunchaku (fighting sticks), shuriken (throwing stars), among others. Any object
French frigate Forte (1794) four men killed and 13 wounded before she struck. "Forte" spent two days or so transferring some of "Osterley"s cargo before he let her and her crew proceed. Some accounts state that he released her as a cartel for an exchange of prisoners. "Lloyd's List" reported that the galley "Surprize" participated in the engagement but escaped. On 1 March 1799, off Bengal, "Forte" chased and captured two merchantmen. Around 22:00, as "Forte" sailed to take possession of her prize, a sail was detected leeward, which Beaulieu-Leloup deemed to be another merchantman in spite of the suspicions of his officers. The