Knives are one of the oldest tools known to mankind. They were first invented 2.5 million years ago and were used by early humans as weapons for hunting, cutting, and scathing. Early knives were made from wood, rock, and bones.Today, they are more sophisticated and are used for multiple purposes according to their size, design, and build.
Knives are of different types and they vary according to the purpose that they serve. Hunting knives are used by Hunters, Soldiers use Combat knives, Hikers, Campers, and Scouts carry pocket knives for making camping arrangements, and Artists use throwing knives for performing tricks.
Folding knives are great everyday carry tools. As the name says, they are knives that fold into the handle and can fit inside the pocket. They have a locking mechanism that prevents the user from getting injured from accidentally closing the blade. There are different kinds of locking mechanisms:
Fixed blade knives are also called seath knives do not slide or fold and are generally stronger because of the tang and lack of moving parts. They are used for Camping, Bushcraft, for Combat Arts, and as tactical knives. You can choose from the extra-large Ka-Bar fighting knives down to compact CRKT neck knives. These come with sheaths for belt or MOLLE gear carry.
Throwing knives are designed specially to be trown at a target effectively. The are made of a singlt piece of steel and don't have handles. The steel part of the knife is sharpened and the other part os not so that it can be handled with safety by the thrower. Thet are used in sport and target practice.
Training knives are made of plastic, rubber, and other materials that are not sharp and can be used for training and learning combat arts. There are butterfly trainers, and plastic karambit knives and many more.
