Which knife is most associated with each country?

[tltt]

South Africa and Jamaica - Okapi.

Brazil - Sorocabana or Faca Del Ponta.

 

[ohmyheckinslc]

Um... Canada?

 

[festerfromnzed]

New Zealand= SVORD?

 

[not2sharp]

Um... Canada?

How about Canada - Ulu?

edit: ...or the Grohmann Knives, if we are looking at more recent times.

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[RDog]

I think Russia is a bit too big and diverse to pick one blade...

 

[stiga]

Norway: tollekniv. The name comes from old norse, talguknifr, and means "wittling knife".

A good example can be seen on this page: http://m.villmarkshistorier.no/2010/11/ny-tollekniv.html

 

[pvicenzi]

Canada must be the ulu but I think of Lambert and Lightfoot.

 

[not2sharp]

Mexico - Oaxaca knives
Peru - Tumi Knife

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[twl]

Phillipines - Barong
Thailand - Enep
Canada - Hudson Bay knife
US(Alaska) - Ulu
Iran - Persian fighter

 

[festerfromnzed]

CANADA....id have thought one of these...

 

[not2sharp]

Tibet - Phurba

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[nickortizzle1035]

Norway - Bearded Axe

 

[not2sharp]

Morocco - Flysaa

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[kenny.shen12398]

I beg to differ, I think there have been far more Tantos made for the USA (by China) than ever existed in Japan!

hahah yes i agree, but most samauri swords and katanas are tantos. and those were around long before cheap tactical knives by china.

 

[not2sharp]

Canary Islands- "hispanoarabes" aka Canary Islands knife

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[not2sharp]

Malaysia - Kris

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[not2sharp]

Burma - Dha

 

[res1cue]

I didnt see nepal - kukri

Also how about rome - smatchet (pugio really)

 

[not2sharp]

Kenya - the Masai Seme

 

[hank_rearden]

republic of california - lettuce knife.