It's the badass revolver/bayonet hybrid you never knew you needed.

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An old adage warns that you should never bring a knife to a gun fight...unless you're packing this killer pistol/knife hybrid.

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The Global Research And Development (G.R.A.D.) MB16F is a 6.5-inch bayonet with a .22-caliber, six-shot revolver hidden in its handle.

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The wild-looking weapon, which had a very limited production run in Las Vegas throughout the early 2000s, works much like any other handgun. Squeeze the low-profile trigger, and a .22 Long Rifle round fires through a 3.5-inch barrel located above the flat edge of the blade.

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Push a button located in the hilt to open the G.R.A.D.) MB16F's cover and access the action. Morphy Auctions

To reload, simply push a button located in the hilt to open the cover and access the action. If you really want to go overkill in the firepower department, this thing can be attached as a bayonet to any M16/AR15 platform with a military-spec, 21.5-inch barrel.

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At a Morphy Auctions event in 2019, a G.R.A.D. MB16F in un-fired, mint condition fetched $1,920, which was right at the top end of its estimated $1,500-$2,000 pre-sale range. Less than 1,000 examples were produced, but they've popped on lots from Rock Island Auction and other vintage weapons dealers before.

What is a knife gun?

In the 1950s, U.S. Small Arms Co. manufactured a similar knife-pistol chambered for a rim-fired .22 cartridge that was marketed as the Huntsman Knife Pistol, according to Guns.com. An example listed on a Guns International classified recently sold for $3,405.

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Be sure you're eligible for Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms approval before bidding on any knife-pistol, and consult and an expert to ensure any historic firearms are safe to shoot before loading them with live ammunition.