If you were to trace through human history from the Stone Age to the present, you’d find three things that every culture has in common: dogs, drums, and knives. Although each is different in each culture, there’s enough similarities to make them truly universal.
The knife is clearly mankind’s oldest tool, with some estimates placing it over 1 million years old. Blade shapes may differ as well as materials, reflecting our diversity as human beings while showcasing what unites us. When it comes to an EDC knife, today’s connoisseur of steel has a wide variety of choices between designs and materials. Modern blades can take these traditional forms and put tools into our hands that are quite frankly much better than anything our ancestors could’ve dreamed about.
These designs transcend culture. Just because you’re of Scottish ancestry doesn’t limit you to a Sgian-dubh and being Japanese doesn’t marry you to a tanto blade. However, if you have a friend who wants to get into carrying a tactical blade and they don’t know where to start, a knife inspired by their ancestors may be the way to lead them into the
