Talk:Jasenovac concentration camp/Srbosjek/Archive 3

Killing competition
Regarding the following paragraph:

In the Jasenovac concentration camp there was competition in speedy slaughter organized by the Ustaše. The winner Petar Brzica has boasted of winning the contest by killing the largest number of prisoners - 1360 people

This is not sourced as a real event, but the book says that "there were stories about [...]". This is hardly good enough for such a claim like this and the quote doesn't imply that the alleged killing was done by srbosjek. I suggest we strike this out. Admiral Norton (talk) 17:03, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes this is a source reflecting and confirming other sources.--141.156.253.196 (talk) 01:20, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Myth revealed, misused farmer tool, article needs change

 * Hay-Knife, no special "murder design"


 * A member of a german knife forum found a strange knife from the brand "Gräwiso" and thought it was used in concentration camps, because this was the first information he could find. But further research showed it is most likely some sort of safety-hay-knife: http://www.hr-online.de/website/fernsehen/sendungen/index.jsp?rubrik=22664&key=standard_document_33193668&lugal=1&ibp=0


 * It is normally not pointy and only sharp on the inside of the curve: http://messerforum.net/fotoalbum/data/510/Garbenmesser.jpg


 * Therefore it would have been a very inefficient tool if it was attempted to use like it is described in the article: "The blade was curved in order to make it easier to slit the throat of the victim, following the curvature of the neck." There would be nothing easy in twisting hand & arm to put the inside of the blade to someones neck.


 * The following statement is also incorrect: "Thus, the Srbosjek knife was designed to kill as fast as possible and with as little fatigue as possible." since it was designed for cutting hay with very little risk of injury.


 * I strongly recommend to change the article because right now it is basically a nightmare-story for gullible people. 91.33.240.21 (talk) 01:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Guys, why do you even worry? There are no real, reliable sources, and no one outside Serbia will believe all this crap. Also, look at all (Serbian) sockpuppets. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.138.229.90 (talk) 17:45, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Please, read carefully the references.--Historian35 (talk) 19:05, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * There are pictures so terrible that they cannot be published... they used special gloves to reduce hand fatigue ... which is more practical than this knife. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.138.88.134 (talk) 15:44, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Oh please, stop talking nonsense and deceiving the world. During my long, VERY LONG research I foung NO pictures, no reliable sources, not anything! Special gloves LOL. First those special space gloves never existed and second this is the first time I hear anything about such thing! IF YOU WANT TO TALK SH** ADD SOME SOURCES FIRST! I am sick of anti- Croatian propaganda! Add the links of the pictures (if they exist) into the discussion. If they are not uploaded, upload them (outside wikipedia) and post a link in here. Admins and moderators will decide if those pictures are too terrible to publish or not....but of course those pictures are from you GreaterSerbian imagination, aren't they. Explain to me why all teh sources published here were judged unreliable? Because there aren't any reliable sources! The sources I see now are laughable and they are not proving anything! In fact, I am suprised that this article is still standing. Yes, maybe I have complexes (Serbs like that word). Fact is, I do not hate normal Serbs, I hate only xenophobic Serbs spreading lies. And Wikipedia is full of them. Oh yeah, I forgot! YOU aren't Serbs,you are from UK or USA! You have Serbian IP's only to deceive racist people ;)))) (sarcasm) Croat with complexes logging out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.1.187.133 (talk) 06:15, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

The so-called Srbosjek is a farming tool
It was never ordered by the NDH government,nor specially designed to kill anyone. The article is a serbo-communist myth.Propaganda that costed many lives in the 90's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3OOq5l_Hzw —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.83.138.91 (talk) 01:10, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Heh, interesting. You could probably use a katana to cut flowers if you wanted to. Its a fascinating vid, but we have sources of very good quality in the article. A YouTube clip of some guy does not override them at all. According to Wikipedia policy, YouTube is not a reliable source . And in the end, even if it is accepted that you are right, that it is, in fact, a hay-knife, what in the world would that change? If you're trying to "defeat anti-Croat propaganda", what you need to prove is that it did not exist, or that it was not used to kill Serbs in concentration camps, not merely demonstrate the (possible!) original purpose of the design... -- DIREKTOR  ( TALK ) 02:09, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm perfectly aware of the Ustase crimes.Í am also aware of this contravesial topic and it's importance on the historical level. but the fact remains that the knife existed before ww2,so it's design,purpouse and "the need to make it" (as Serbian nationalist like to say) could't be ordered by A.Pavelic or the NDH government of both. That means that at least that part of the story is untrue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.83.138.91 (talk) 02:21, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

http://messerforum.net/fotoalbum/data/510/Garbenmesser.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.83.138.91 (talk) 02:23, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

There are even sources that say that A.Pavelic designed that tool himself.Rubbish.--86.83.138.91 (talk) 02:28, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * (The article does not say Pavelić designed it.)
 * I see your point. Either way you need a proper source confirming that this design did, in fact, exist before WWII (forget about forums and YouTube, look for publications or some sort of official data). However, that does not somehow discount the article statement sourced by Dedijer that a number of these knives were ordered by the Ustaše and then used to kill concentration camp prisoners. It would be notable data, worthy of inclusion if sourced, but it would not somehow reveal an "evil anti-Croatian conspiracy". "Knives used for cutting hay that existed before WWII were ordered by the Ustaše from Germany [source: Dedijer] and used to kill concentration camp prisoners [source: Library of Congress] ", would be the summation of the matter (if you source your claim with something other than forums and YouTube). -- DIREKTOR  ( TALK ) 02:31, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

You are right about that.I'll find some sources for that. But the point is that most of these rumours are hear-say and there are very little facts.No documents,no names,nothing.But Goebels said repeat a lie 100 times and it becomes the truth.--86.83.138.91 (talk) 02:40, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Where's the big lie? That it wasn't specially designed for the Ustaše? Ok, if you source that it will be amended, but I have to say: so what? The Ustaše still ordered them and used them to kill concentration camp prisoners. "They've been lying to you: the Ustaše killed thousands and thousands of people with specially ordered knives - but the knives existed before WWII! Lies everyhwere!"? :) -- DIREKTOR  ( TALK ) 02:49, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Why are you deliberatly trying to make me look like some Ustasa/Nazi apologist? All i said was that the remarks for it's porpouse and design aren't true. I never said anything about Ustase not ordering them of not using them or anything. Just trying to find acurate facts.--86.83.138.91 (talk) 02:56, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I was not trying to make you sound like anything, sorry if it turned out that way. You mentioned lies and propaganda, I just pointed out its not a particularly shocking "lie" you've uncovered. -- DIREKTOR  ( TALK ) 03:15, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

You don't understand my point.The reason why all this sensetive information needs ti be as acurate as possible is because of the serbian nationalist campaign that is raging trough the internet.Everybofy who is familiar with the Balkan politics know that.The reason why i'm pointing this out is so we would avoid the repetition of things like this http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/153527692_8f52aec8c7.jpg That is my main concern.

Read what the text under this picture says.--86.83.138.91 (talk) 03:25, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Garbenmesser GarbenmesserDieses Dings war ein sehr effektives Arbeitsgerät beim Dreschen. Es ist ein Garbenmesser. Das Garbenmesser verwendeten Landarbeiter beim Dreschen von Getreide. Die Getreidegarben wurden direkt auf dem Feld von den Frauen gebunden, die Männer – meist Wanderarbeiter – schnitten die Garben dann in der Scheuer auf und droschen das Getreide. Das Garbenmesser ermöglicht schnelles Arbeiten und vermindert das Verletzungsrisiko. Als in den 50ern moderne Dreschmaschinen eingeführt wurden kam es übrigens zu regelrechten Aufständen, weil viele Feldarbeiter um ihr Einkommen fürchteten. Translation by Google:

Agriculture and forestry Garbenmesser Sheaf knife This thing was a very effective working tool with the threshing.It is a sheaf knife.

The sheaf knife used by farm workers at the threshing of grain. The grain sheaves were bound directly to the field of women, the men - mostly migrant workers - then cut the sheaves in the barn and threshing the grain. The sheaf knife makes quick work and reduces the risk of injury. As introduced in the 50's modern threshing machines came incidentally to outright rebellion, as many field workers fear for their income. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.83.138.91 (talk) 20:52, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

http://www.hr-online.de/website/fernsehen/sendungen/index.jsp?rubrik=22664&key=standard_document_33193668&lugal=1&ibp=0 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.83.138.91 (talk) 04:23, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

YouTube video
This article is a complete lie.

So called "Srbosjek" (serbcutter) is still usedin agricultural work.

For the hundredth time serbian propaganda denied: Srbosjek in action!! Very explicit video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3OOq5l_Hzw —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.132.25.165 (talk) 11:15, 16 April 2010 (UTC)


 * About 37,000 videos on YouTube exist on agricultural usage of machetes. Does that prove machetes weren't used to kill the majority of victims during the Rwandan Genocide? Big Bird (talk • contribs) 16:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Big Bird, in the communist/serbian propaganda it's said that so called srbosjek was used for easy and fast killings. As you can see in the video, that is another lie :) If there was a man in entire history who singlehandedly managed to kill more than 1000 of civilians only using a weird, tiny knife, let me know. Machetes were actually used for hunting, in guerrilla wars, surviving in the jungle... and murders. You know, articles like this really make me laugh. You really think that anyone is gonna believe this nonsense? The only evidences about so called srbosjek are one photo with a hand with so called srbosjek and some communist books. No witnesses and no real, reliable evidence. And no reliable sources on this article. Tee-hee

P.S. Brzica in Croatian language refers to a fast man, speedy man. Seriously... This article and entire Srbosjek propaganda is like a horror story for 12 years old. There is no evidences of Brzica's existence.

P.P.S. I know that the truth hurts :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.1.169.184 (talk • contribs)


 * Without engaging into a discussion of anything and everything following your above post which can be summed up as "this article sucks", the video still proves nothing. A tool being used agriculturally and the same tool being used to kill people are not mutually exclusive events. O. J. Simpson did play football, no one should reasonably deny this. A video of him playing football is no proof that he didn't kill his ex-wife (N.B., I'm not suggesting that he did kill anyone, just stating that Johnnie Cochran would never consider such amateur presentation of pseudo-evidence). I wasn't trying to make any claims on whether something called a "srbosjek" exists or was ever used to kill people; I was only commenting on the overly simplified argument above. Big Bird (talk • contribs) 17:28, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I reverted the edits by User:MahnitiTapir since it excluded existing references and some text. This doesn't mean that I think it was specially designed knife - it may have been an agricultural tool used as a knife. The intro may indeed need a rewrite. All the best, --Biblbroks 's talk 19:29, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Pending changes
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standalone article
While such a weapon of mass murder could merit a standalone article, I don't see much content here that wasn't previously part of Jasenovac concentration camp, and not a lot of content on the whole. It doesn't seem it was ever used elsewhere or outside of the context of Jasenovac. Is there any objection to merging this text back in there? --Joy &#91;shallot&#93; (talk) 15:46, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I have no objection. I previously thought it to be a good idea that this article be merged with Petar Brzica since there seems to be a lot of overlap between the two articles. It also seems that most sources about the weapon also mention Brzica and vice versa so I've never been quite convinced that they both deserve separate articles. The weapon, however, does also seem to be mentioned almost strictly in connection with Jasenovac so I think it would be a good fit to be merged into that article. Since I expect controversy over any potential merge or move relating to this article, I would suggest placing a Template:Merge to on the article page so as to make the merge request official and to minimize perceptions of impropriety that might later arise. Big Bird (talk • contribs) 14:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)


 * So, a month or so later, there is no objection whatsoever, so I'm going to merge it in and turn it into a section redirect. --Joy &#91;shallot&#93; (talk) 12:45, 20 March 2011 (UTC)