Many people in the world have long developed strong omens and superstitions, one way or another associated with knives. For example, American Indians drilled a hole at the edge of a knife — an eye. Allegedly, the knife could see with this eye, and therefore never cut its owner. In Scotland, it was believed that a person who had a knife with him would never be taken away by fairies. The word ‘knife’ could not be pronounced at sea, but the knife itself was often stuck in the mast for good luck. Among the widespread beliefs — a ban on giving knives as gifts.
The list of the most famous combat knives in the world can be headed by navaha, Bowie, machete, karambit, kukri, balisong. But it took thousands of years of evolution for them to appear. Ancient people began to use knives in the Paleolithic era. The first tools were stone flakes, which with time acquired an almond shape. Later, wooden and bone handles were attached to stone knives, and knives made of bone, wood, and bamboo were also widely used. About 5 thousand years ago, people learned how to obtain and process metal and began to make knives from copper and bronze. In South America, knives were even made of gold. The onset of the iron age replaced the bronze, and the blades became iron.
With the beginning of the industrial revolution, handicraft production of knives was replaced by factory production — the designs and materials of the knives underwent some changes. One of the most important criteria was technology and cost reduction — the heyday of folding knives began.
Modern knife blades are most often made of carbon or alloy steel, which is subjected to special thermomechanical treatment. There is also a search for new materials — some models are trying to be made from ceramics, cobalt-chrome and titanium alloys, composite materials.
The tip of a metal knife presented in the exhibition was used by people serving on the farm, including when collecting yasak — a natural tax from Siberian people. It was discovered during archaeological excavations in 2015 on the territory of G. P. Fedotov Children’s and youth sports school in Yeniseysk. Presumably, earlier the provincial court was located here on this territory. The found object was handed over to the museum by the Krasnoyarsk Geoarcheology company.
The list of the most famous combat knives in the world can be headed by navaha, Bowie, machete, karambit, kukri, balisong. But it took thousands of years of evolution for them to appear. Ancient people began to use knives in the Paleolithic era. The first tools were stone flakes, which with time acquired an almond shape. Later, wooden and bone handles were attached to stone knives, and knives made of bone, wood, and bamboo were also widely used. About 5 thousand years ago, people learned how to obtain and process metal and began to make knives from copper and bronze. In South America, knives were even made of gold. The onset of the iron age replaced the bronze, and the blades became iron.
With the beginning of the industrial revolution, handicraft production of knives was replaced by factory production — the designs and materials of the knives underwent some changes. One of the most important criteria was technology and cost reduction — the heyday of folding knives began.
Modern knife blades are most often made of carbon or alloy steel, which is subjected to special thermomechanical treatment. There is also a search for new materials — some models are trying to be made from ceramics, cobalt-chrome and titanium alloys, composite materials.
The tip of a metal knife presented in the exhibition was used by people serving on the farm, including when collecting yasak — a natural tax from Siberian people. It was discovered during archaeological excavations in 2015 on the territory of G. P. Fedotov Children’s and youth sports school in Yeniseysk. Presumably, earlier the provincial court was located here on this territory. The found object was handed over to the museum by the Krasnoyarsk Geoarcheology company.
