>>2842139>>2842438I posted the original message about douk douks.
Anon is wrong, the Higonokami precedes the douk douk, but there was barely any civilian market exchange between japan and france, so most likely no link.
The douk douk was conceived as the most practical EDC knife you could have, the carbon blade is thicker than the opinel, super sharp out of the box but can get razor sharp.
It was made with the colonies in mind, so it needed to be super simple (a bent sheet of metal, a blade, a flat spring, two rivets), super sturdy practical to be carried. In my opinion, the flat profile is a plus.
The bade profile was inspired by scimitars, and honestly I think it's better than the higonokami as curvier edges cut better, AND it also has a better point. The higonokami is just inspired by traditional japanese knife blade profiles
