Traditional fixed blades can also mean military knives and bayonets, ethnographic knives, vintage or antique Bowie’s, bill hooks, khukuries, machetes and a huge wealth of similar items, which are current scattered all over these forums. Some of it gets posted under Levine, the Sword forum, Traditional knives, General, makers sub-forums (like Himalayan Imports) and just about anywhere else. Where does a discussion on the evolutionary history of the Kris knife, Civil War D-guard Bowie’s, or the esoteric markings found on 18th and 19th century English bayonets belong? These are huge and highly popular subjects for those who enjoy historical knives, that fills entire library’s with published reference books and many museums halls with exhibits. The subject of traditional vintage and antique knives is far broader than the production output of the relative handful of industrial-age pocket knife makers; and yes, they made a huge variety of fixed blades as well.
We probably should have a Vintage and Antique category, under which we can roll in Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades, Swords, and add a Military Knives and Bayonets and an Ethnographic knives section as well.
I get it that delving into historical subjects can drift into politically incorrect areas such as the beauty and desirability of antique Ivory mounted knives, the intricacies and identification of Nazi era daggers, knives carry and use in warfare, or even for headhunting and cannibalism. But, these subjects are already discussed here, they are just scattered all over rather than concentrated where those who have an interest/disinterest in the subject know to go, or avoid.
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