Official Modern Warfare 4 gunplay and loadout artwork
LETHAL / UNLOCKS AT PLAYER LEVEL 49

Throwing Knife

Throwing Knife is a lethal in Modern Warfare 4's launch loadout, unlocking at player level 49.

TYPELethal
UNLOCK LEVELPlayer level 49
01

What it does

Retrievable throwing knife that’s lethal on impact.

02

Where it fits

Lethals are the flexible half of the equipment slot, and most of the launch set is unlocked early enough to pick one deliberately.

03

What is not published

Activision notes that a different set of equipment — including many of these — is available in DMZ, discovered in play. The Multiplayer list on this page is the published launch set.

SOURCES & LIMITS

Where this comes from

Reviewed October 21, 2026. Unlock criteria and descriptions are quoted from Activision’s own launch guide. Anything marked as this site’s judgement is labelled as such.

↗ Official launch equipment guide