Knife History | The Cutting Edge https://blog.knife-depot.com/category/knife-history/ The official blog of Knife Depot Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:58:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://blog.knife-depot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-kd-favicon3-32x32.png Knife History | The Cutting Edge https://blog.knife-depot.com/category/knife-history/ 32 32 Forgotten Knives: Imperial Schrade ‘Swiss Army Knives’ https://blog.knife-depot.com/imperial-schrade-century-swiss-army-knives/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/imperial-schrade-century-swiss-army-knives/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:54:46 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=14601 Right now there is only one true maker of the Swiss Army Knife — Victorinox. However, it wasn’t long ago that Victorinox had some competitors, including the esteemed and just as old Wenger. But what most people don’t know is that another company wanted to make a multitool that could rival the Swiss Army Knife. […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/imperial-schrade-century-swiss-army-knives/feed/ 2 7 Knives Sent to Space https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-sent-to-space/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-sent-to-space/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:25:32 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=14701 According to the aptly named website howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com, there are currently three people in space. Although NASA retired the Space Shuttle program a few years back, there are still grand plans for sending people back to the moon and eventually to Mars. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, when Neil Armstrong became the first […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/knives-sent-to-space/feed/ 10 WWII Demand for Blades Led to Knife ‘Crowdsourcing’ https://blog.knife-depot.com/wwii-demand-for-blades-led-to-knife-crowdsourcing/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/wwii-demand-for-blades-led-to-knife-crowdsourcing/#respond Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:42:28 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=14374

World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history. Most people are aware of the role knives played in the war — millions of fixed blades were carried by soldiers who fought so valiantly for freedom. For Armed Forces Day in 2018, Blade Magazine took a look back on many of the fixed […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/wwii-demand-for-blades-led-to-knife-crowdsourcing/feed/ 0 History of the Wharncliffe Blade https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:11:58 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=11773 Tracing the origins of anything related to knives is difficult. The sheer length of time knives have been used by humans makes going back to the first anything often impossible. Who made the first knife? Well, it depends on what you classify as a knife, but it was probably some unnamed Australopithecine dude more than two […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-the-wharncliffe-blade/feed/ 24 The Legend of the Bowie Knife https://blog.knife-depot.com/legend-of-the-bowie-knife/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/legend-of-the-bowie-knife/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:45:21 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=10621 It must be long enough to be a sword, sharp enough to use as a razor, wide enough to use as a paddle, and heavy enough to use as a hatchet. That quote from a historian perfectly sums up the versatility and diversity of design represented in the legendary Bowie knife. There is no single […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/buried-3000-year-old-sword-dubbed-find-lifetime/feed/ 1 SOG Specialty Knives Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary https://blog.knife-depot.com/sog-celebrates-30th-anniversary/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/sog-celebrates-30th-anniversary/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2016 22:25:07 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=7776 This year marks the 30th anniversary of SOG Specialty Knives. For three decades, SOG has created some of the most innovative knives on the market. Considering the sheer amount of competition and knives that have come out since 1986, that’s saying something. Let’s take a deeper look at the brand and what they have in […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/sog-celebrates-30th-anniversary/feed/ 1 History of Roman Daggers & Swords https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-roman-swords-daggers/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/history-of-roman-swords-daggers/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:56:12 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=6671 In honor of our current giveaway of the Roman-inspired Thraex XII Tactical from US Gladius, we’re taking a more in-depth look at the swords and daggers from Ancient Rome. When it comes to swords from history, it’s hard to think of better-known weapons than those from the Roman times. Due to the countless parallels with modern […]

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]]> https://blog.knife-depot.com/why-switchblades-should-be-legal/feed/ 26 Parker River Knife Company Embraces the Past with Classic Pocket Knives https://blog.knife-depot.com/parker-river-knife-company-embraces-the-past-with-classic-pocket-knives/ https://blog.knife-depot.com/parker-river-knife-company-embraces-the-past-with-classic-pocket-knives/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:48:40 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=5715 Even though the knife market is continually dominated by huge brands like Kershaw, Buck, and Spyderco, smaller companies also make fantastic knives and offer personal touches that those larger companies simply can’t. That’s where the Parker River Knife Company comes in. Parker River Knife Company’s story began nearly 100 years ago along the banks of Parker River in Newbury, […]

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