The blade can be positioned in the hilt for facilitating the carrying for people, and the hanging rope on the shield cap can be hung on articles such as backpacks;

为了携 带方便，人们可以把刀片放置在刀把内，将挡盖上的挂绳挂放在背包等物品上；

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Tiny details of rope, which are wrapped around the cap and barrel rings and cone, refer to the murder weapon used in the film, The Rope.

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Hanging from 100 feet of rope in the middle of El Cap, I started running back and forth across the smooth face.

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