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Ferahgo

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I am collecting the most famous blades of the world, and I need some help.

America - Bowie

Nepal - Khukuri

Scandinavia - Seax

Arabia - jambiya

Help me fill in the blanks?
 
Spain - Navaja

Argentina - Facón

Finland - Puukko also the Lapland Leuku or Sámi knife.

Cossack - Shashka

Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India - Peshkabz
 
Persia - Scimitar

Japan - Katana - Wakizashi - Deba

China - Jian

Rome - Gladius

Scotland - Dirk

Vikings - Axe

Philippines - Bolo

Swahili - Panga

Primitive - Clovis Point

USA - Tactical
 
Africa-okapi
South America-machete
Canada-grohmann Canadian belt knife
Italy-stiletto
Philippines-balisong
Arctic circle-ulu
 
Get Levine's Guide. 3rd edition or earlier.

I don't understanding how anyone interested in knives could not have one.
 
smith357 said:
Persia - Scimitar

Japan - Katana - Wakizashi - Deba

China - Jian

Rome - Gladius

Scotland - Dirk

Vikings - Axe

Philippines - Bolo

Swahili - Panga

Primitive - Clovis Point ====actually mostly a projectile point, Dovetail, Snyders, E-Notch, Adena, those would be knife blades.

USA - Tactical
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Not my opinion, information from archeological record, and use.
 
Historical:
New Spain: Belduque, Navaja
Spain: Navaja
Rome: Pugio, Sicae, Falx
Greece: Makhaira
NW Europe: Bollock dagger, Rondel
Switzerland: Baselard
S Europe: Cinquedea

Ethnic:
Caucasus: Kindjal, Qama
Japan: Higonokami, Kiridashi, Hori-hori
Arabia: Jambiya
Indonesia: Karambit
India: Kirpan (Sikh religion), Katar
Germany: Hunting sword (Hirschfanger), Hunting knife (jagdmesser)
Scotland: Sgian Dubh
France: Douk-Douk
Argentina: (A wide variety of knives with varying names, Puñal being the most common; see http://www.gauchoknives.com/the_knife_history.htm for more)

Profession:
Nautical: Rigging knife
Diving: Diver's knife
Ranching: Stockman's knife
Horticulture: Hawkbill

Zieg
 
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Central African throwing knife - pinga

Switzerland - Schweitzerdolch
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_dagger

Uzbekistan - pichok
http://www.travelcentre.com.au/travel/Central_Asia/heritage_of_fergana_armourers.htm
 
heresthedeal said:
Not my opinion, information from archeological record, and use.
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I just caught the second half of a Nat Geo special on the clovis point, I must have missed the part where they described how the point was used. thanks for setting the record straight. :)
 
smith357 said:
I just caught the second half of a Nat Geo special on the clovis point, I must have missed the part where they described how the point was used. thanks for setting the record straight. :)
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It's too large for an "arrowhead" and predates bow and arrow technology. "Spear point" would be accurate, as would the all-encompassing phrase "projectile point." If you don't know if something was hafted for use as an arrow tip, spear, dart, or other, then "projectile point" has it covered. ;)
 
Bob W said:
It's too large for an "arrowhead" and predates bow and arrow technology. "Spear point" would be accurate, as would the all-encompassing phrase "projectile point." If you don't know if something was hafted for use as an arrow tip, spear, dart, or other, then "projectile point" has it covered. ;)
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Or you could just look at the wear/use, sharpening or break patterns from ancient artifacts or modern replicas(being used) to figure out how the point was used.

Or you could just call them all arrow heads.

So projectile point wouldn't actually be an all encompassing phrase as much as "Point" would be. ;)
 
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