Barbed tape, or razor wire, is a security barrier made of metal strips with sharp edges, designed to deter unauthorized passage across a boundary.
Razor wire—long-barb type on top of a chain link privacy-fence surrounding a utility power sub-station
Short barb razor wire at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Cambodia
Short barb razor wire with central reinforcement
Barbed wire is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. Its primary use is the construction of inexpensive fences, and it is also us
Razor wire
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Close-up of a barbed wire
Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire
An early handmade specimen of Glidden's "The Winner" on display at the Barbed Wire History Museum in DeKalb, Illinois
A woman shown caught in barbed wire in an early 20th century advertisement