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Besides kitchen knives, the most common tool for other uses known to man has most probably been the knife.
The first knife known to man was developed by the cave man. He made the knife from sharpened and ground pieces of flint and quartz and used it primarily for skinning animals and cutting meat.
Throughout history, the knife has served man not only as a tool but also as a weapon. As a tool the knife is used by many industries with different knives for different tasks. It is used by Artists in painting pictures. The knife is Sculptors most important tool especially when working in ebony and ivory. The Doctor’s scalpel is probably his most important tool used at the operating table.
First on the list of weapons used in fighting or in war was the knife. It was used extensively during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Knives were made in the form of daggers which were favorite small weapons. During America’s pioneer days the Bowie Knife became very popular as both a tool and a weapon. Even during WWII, when weapons became more complicated, the Commando Knife was very useful in hand to hand fighting.
Today we can find knives in just about every shape or form and built for limitless purposes.
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