What is THE American Traditional knife to you

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I was just thinking about how different countries have certain traditional knives that people associate them with, be it fixed blade or folder. The Finnish have the pukko, the Swedish have the Mora style knives, there's the khukri from Nepal, and the balisong from the Philippines, ect. So what knife would you say best symbolises the US?
 
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Any Bowie but since bowie has no real specifications to meet... well I think U.S.M.C. Ka-Bar might be asgood or anything for traditional all american fixed blade.
 
Stelth - The Buck 110 was the first thing that came to my mind also.

Jamppa - Good call on the Kabar. I hadn't thought of that one.
 
I'm with you guys... the Buck 110.
The most iconic American knife, known around the world.
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Agree w/ the above. A 110 or a bowie of some sort. My first thought was a case congress. Didn't the slipjoint congress pattern originate in the South during the 1800's?
 
Being non American, I guess I might see things from a different point of view actually.
Reading the OP, seems like the question is more oriented towards a style of knife (puukko, balisong, khukri and so on) than towards a single knife. Lockbacks (like the Buck 110) might indeed represent the US style......but, to me, the knife style that best represents the country is the bowie.

fausto
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This is interesting to me, as I immediately thought of two knives as 'American': the Bowie, and the Buck 110. Within a second or two after that, I also considered the stockman (or 'cattle knife') as perhaps uniquely American also. Assuming, of course, someone doesn't educate me on other possible origins of the stockman pattern. ;)
 
A Bowie such as Bill Bagwell makes comes to my mind for a fixed blade.Folders,I agree with the Buck 110.Also the Stockman and Trapper patterns.
 
I had thought about the stockman also, but wasn't sure if it was of American origin. The congress is also a good call.
 
It's almost a toss up between the Bowie and the USMC Kabar. The Bowie has many different blade design interpretations out there, while the Kabar has always been the same blade design (granted different handles and materials are currently offered), but the blade is classic.

My vote goes to the Kabar.
 
Buck 110 is my first thought, But we might be known for the kabar usmc over seas (its been out a bit more than the 110 I bet)
 
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