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* In ''Series/The10thKingdom'', Virginia kills the evil Queen by raking her with the poisoned comb the latter had previously attempted to kill Literature/SnowWhite with.

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* In ''Series/The10thKingdom'', Virginia kills the evil Evil Queen by raking her with the poisoned comb the latter had previously attempted to kill Literature/SnowWhite with.
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* In the first ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' CompilationMovie, Yoko [[ImprovisedWeapon improvises]] the two needles that serve as her hairpins to stab Adiane's [[BewareMyStingerTail scorpion tail]], pinning it to the floor. It also doubles as a FullFrontalAssault (but covered with GodivaHair), since Adiane has [[StrippingSnag snagged away Yoko's top]] in her last attack.

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* In the first ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' CompilationMovie, Yoko [[ImprovisedWeapon improvises]] the two needles that serve as her hairpins to stab Adiane's [[BewareMyStingerTail scorpion tail]], pinning it to the floor. It This also doubles as draws a FullFrontalAssault (but covered with GodivaHair), since backup pistol Yoko [[HairyHammerspace stores in her tied up hair]], which she uses because Adiane has [[StrippingSnag snagged away Yoko's top]] in broke her last attack.rifle.
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* Irene Adler in the trailer to ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009''. The scenes [[NeverTrustATrailer never made it into the movie]].

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* In ''Film/TheBoldCaballero'', Isabella's duenna stabs the Commandante in the shoulder with the sharp comb used to hold up her mantilla.
* In ''Film/CountessDracula'', Elisabeth murders the HotGypsyWoman by stabbing her through her jugular with a jeweled hairpin.
* In ''Film/{{Cruella}}'', Cruella uses a long hairpin to jab the Baroness to [[spoiler:distract her while she steals the dog whistle]]. Notably, Jasper thinks she is planning to murder the Baroness with it.
* In ''Film/DeathWish'', one of the New Yorkers inspired by VigilanteMan Paul Kersey is an old woman who stabs a mugger with her hatpin.



* In ''Film/KissOfTheDragon'', a prostitute uses her hairpins to assassinate her client [[OutWithABang while she's servicing him]].
* In ''Film/LadyNinjaKaede'', Kaede uses her razor sharp hairpins to fatally stab Kichiemon in the back.



* In ''Film/NothingButTheNight'', Dr. Haynes is murdered by being stabbed through the temple with one of Anna Harb's hatpins.
* In ''Film/TheScavengers'', Nancy kills Cpl. Mason by luring him into an intimate embrace, then stabbing him in the neck with a hatpin.



* In ''Film/KissOfTheDragon'', a prostitute uses her hairpins to assassinate her client [[OutWithABang while she's servicing him]].
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* In ''Film/KissOfTheDragon'' a prostitute uses her hairpins to assassinate her client [[OutWithABang while she's servicing him]].

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* In ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'', Virginia kills the evil Queen by raking her with the poisoned comb the latter had previously attempted to kill Literature/SnowWhite with.

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* In ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'', ''Series/The10thKingdom'', Virginia kills the evil Queen by raking her with the poisoned comb the latter had previously attempted to kill Literature/SnowWhite with.
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* Maurice in ''Reginald the Vampire'' carries around a wooden pick haircomb both for his hair and to improvise as a stake against other vampires.
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* In ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'', Virginia kills the evil Queen by raking her with the poisoned comb the latter had previously attempted to kill Literature/SnowWhite with.

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* ''Literature/PartnersInCrime'': The Literature/TommyAndTuppence short story "The Sunningdale Mystery" has them investigating a man who was stabbed with a hatpin. Tuppence immediately rules out the main suspect, who has a TwentiesBobHaircut and therefore wouldn't have a hatpin. [[spoiler: She later extends this to correctly concluding that the murderer was a man, trying to make it look as though a woman had done it.]]



* The Literature/TommyAndTuppence short story "The Sunningdale Mystery" has them investigating a man who was stabbed with a hatpin. Tuppence immediately rules out the main suspect, who has a TwentiesBobHaircut and therefore wouldn't have a hatpin. [[spoiler: She later extends this to correctly concluding that the murderer was a man, trying to make it look as though a woman had done it.]]

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* The Literature/TommyAndTuppence short story "The Sunningdale Mystery" has them investigating a man who was stabbed with a hatpin. Tuppence immediately rules out the main suspect, who has a TwentiesBobHaircut and therefore wouldn't have a hatpin. [[spoiler: She later extends this to correctly concluding that the murderer was a man, trying to make it look as though a woman had done it.]]

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