>>1027819>BowieFor fighting
>SeaxMostly for fighting
>KhukriTook the place of hatchet. Not knife.
>Golok>Parang>LeukuTook the place of machete. Not knife.
>GertelSpecifically for clearing brush.
You also forgot to mention that all these cultures also had small knives for exactly what
>>1027588 is talking about.
>America: Kephart>Nordic countries: Mora style utility knives>Nepal: Karda. Comes with Khukri.>Philippines: Traditional Karambit. Not the tacticool crap.>The parang actually seems to be the only original knife design from it's native area. Touche.>Finland: Puukko>Switzerland: Mora style utility knivesNot to say that larger blades aren't useful. They just have specific purposes, so as such, other tools are needed for other jobs.
