what knife, or knife name, type, ect do you think of when thinking of other countries

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What knife, knife name, type (style), ect do you think of when thinking of different countries?


heres my list:

United States- buck 110
Canada- Grohmann #1 original belt knife
France- laguoile knife (any kind)
Germany- nicker messer (any kind)
Switzerland- sak (Victorinox, or Wenger)
Africa- okapi
South America- gaucho knife (any kind)
Sweden- helle knive(s)
Finland- puuko (any kind)
Spain- spanish clasp knife (any knid)
Great britain- Rodgers British clasp knife
Japan- tanto (any kind)
Philipines- balisong (any kind)
India- kukri
 
You have a pretty good list, hard to add to it, some thoughts:

Peru.- precolombian tumi.
Italy.- stilleto.
China.- leaf blade.
Scotland.- dirk

May add others later if I can think of some...
 
Germany - solingen
England - sheffield
US - Case
Japan - Taylor- Seto
Mexico - cheap junk
China - Frost
Ireland - Schrade Imperial???
 
Scotland - Sgian Dubh
America - Bowie Knife, Case, Remmington
Thailand - Kris
Germany - Henckels Kitchen Knives and Soligen Razors
England - Wade & Butcher, Sheffield, Stan Shaw, and Wharncliff Blades
 
What? Thai Kris? Thought they were more distinguished by their e-neps, e-tok and some long swords..

French - Opinel
Spanish - Muelas and Aitors
German - Boker, Eye Brand and Solingen knives
SWitzerland - Swiss Army Knives
Brazil - Tramontina knives
Indonesia - Javan Keris
Malaysia - Golok, Kerambit, Parang, Lawi, Tumbuk Lada, Sabit, Tiruk,
Lembing, Pendang, Pedang and Keris...
Philippines - Bolos and Balisongs
China - Loong Shen and Broadswords...

Sam
 
France - Opinel
Nepal - kukri
Sweden - mora
Japan - Seki

The French and Swedish choices are lower budget alternatives to those suggested by others.
 
Afghanistan: Khyber
Turkey: Yatagan
Chile: Corvo
Ceylon: Piha Kaetta
Indian: Kard, Katar, Jambiya, Pesh-kabz, khanjar
African: Masai Seme
Tibet: Phurbu
Morocco: Flyssa
Peru: Tumi
Spanish: Machete
German: Hirschfanger
Italian: Cinquedea

Just a few; the list is virtually endless.

n2s
 
  • Afghanistan - Khyber
  • Africa - okapi, Masai Seme
  • Arabia - schmitar
  • Brazil - Socorabana, Tramontina
  • Canada - Grohmann Belt Knife
  • Ceylon - Piha Kaetta
  • Chile - Corvo
  • China - Broadswords, Frost, Leaf blade, Loong Shen
  • England - Sheffield, Stan Shaw, Wade & Butcher, Wharncliff Blades
  • Finland - Puukko, Leuku
  • France - Laguoile knife, Opinel
  • Germany - Boker, Eye Brand, Henckels, Hirschfanger, Nicker Messer, Solingen
  • Great Britain - Rodgers British clasp knife
  • India - Cinquedea, Kard, Katar, Khanjar, Kukri, Jambiya, Pesh-kabz
  • Indonesia - Javan Keris
  • Ireland - Schrade Imperial
  • Italy - Stilleto
  • Japan - Seki, Tanto, Taylor-Seto,
  • Malaysia - Golok, Kerambit, Keris, Lawi, Lembing, Parang, Pendang, Pedang, Sabit, Tiruk, Tumbuk Lada
  • Morocco - Flyssa
  • Nepal - Kukri
  • Peru - Pre-Colombian Tumi
  • Philipines - Balisong, Bolo
  • Scotland - Dirk, Sgian Dubh
  • South America - Gaucho
  • Spain - Aitor, Clasp knife, Machete, Muela
  • Sweden - Helle, Mora
  • Switzerland - Swiss Army Knives (Victorinox, or Wenger)
  • Thailand - E-nep, Kris
  • Tibet - Phurbu
  • Turkey - Yataghan
  • USA - Bowie Knife, Buck 110, Case, Remington

Keep 'em coming...eventually it would nice to weed through all the entries and build up a definitive list. N2S - perhaps you could be in on it?

Dan
 
Nepal= khukuri, ayda Katti
US= Hollow handled survival knives
Guam= Chamorro knives
Western European= Sax
Russian= Kindjal, Kama


Pen,
The cinquedea s/b under Italy.
 
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