User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim Titbits/@comment-5019018-20120823214529/@comment-3492791-20120825030155

Well, realisticly theowing knives are horribly ineffective weapons. They are at best a distraction. A reasonable throwing knife is maybe 6-8 inches (15-20cm). Half of that is the blade, so you only have a 3-4 inch (8-10cm) blade. You can't hit very much with that.

Say you're some sort of superman with eagle eyes and perfect aim. You might be able to lodge the entire blade into them and sever a major artery. But even then it'll take like 2-3 minutes for them to lose consciousness. And they will be making alot of noise in the intervening time.

Also, if you think about it, every time you hit someone you're just giving your opponent more knives to throw back at you. And imagine how many you'd have to carry with you to make them an effective weapon!