Knives has been there for as long as man first needed them. The Bronze age brought great and overwhelming change for how knives were made. This is due to the fact that the Bronze age brought the use of bronze, and after which iron replaced bronze because iron was far more sturdier than bronze.

The Greeks and the Romans where the first to be craft folding knives using ivory as blades. They used to cut fruits due to the ivory’s resistance to rust. Then in the 1095 up to 1272, the Crusades was launched by the Europeans. They began traveling all over and this opened a window of opportunity for France to manufacture blades of various shapes and sizes from a variety of materials.

Pocket knives started sometime in the 15th century. This was again due to the necessity of the tool, before cutlery, knives were mostly used for combat and also for cooking. The 15h century also saw multiple laded knives. Carbon steel and stainless steel were already used for knives. Today it is still the practice.

Knives today have different styles for different uses. Cooking, combat, fishing, hunting, survival and rescue to name a few. This began in the 19th century. Since during that time, more materials were available for knife making and more people learned how to craft knives. Knives were in abundance then and today.

There are plenty of different styles of knives. Teens and adults both appreciate sporting some sort of knife, whether be it a pocket knife or a rescue/survival knife. More and more people are requiring the use of knives outside of combat and the kitchen. Knives has a really rich history.