Culturally and Nationally sigificant knives?

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I was thinking today about knives that are culturally/nationally significant? Without getting into all the military and culinary offerings, I was thinking about knives that are quickly associated with a given culture/nation?

For example, in the US, that might mean the Bowie, the Barlow, the canoe, the Stockman and the Trapper. In Canada it might mean the Grohmann Knife. In Italy, the stiletto. In Japan, the Higonokami. In the Czech Republic, the Rybička or fish knife. In France both the Opinel and the Laguiole knives. In Nepal the famous khukuri.

I was curious about other such cultural/national knives, both folders and fixed blades? Thanks.
 
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Navaja, Spain.

Gaucho knife, South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay).

Puuko, Scandinavia.

Sgian Dugh, Scottland.

Jambiya, middle east.
 
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Mora, Sweden

Victorinox, Switzerland

Hippekniep /Sodbuster, Germany

Balisong, Philippines

Corta-E-Pica, Portugal

Svord, New Zealand

Fairbairn-Sykes, UK
 
ah, ethnic edged tools...
pchak - uzb
kindjal - rus
barong & bolo - phil
golok - indo
dah - bur
enap - siam
punal /gaucho knife - arg
corvo- chile
 
While the Higonokami does fit the bill, I think the "Tanto" is the most universally known Japanese knife. Of course the term has evolved to mean a certain blade profile and now exists as both fixed and folding.
 
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My opinion the KA-BAR has passed the Bowie as an iconic USA knife.
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Both are awesome. The KABAR is probably the more efficient fighting knife. It’s more compact and agile. Deadly in a skilled hand.

Bowies are great for the highly essential my knife is bigger than yours moments. Then again, the kukri wins that.
 
stockman & trapper - Hamilton county, Texas.
The only 2 folding knives I knew existed as a kid.
 
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