The History of Knives

The Microtech Store Presents the HISTORY of NIVES Knives have been used as weapons, tools, and eating utensils since prehistoric times. Below, you'll learn how knives have evolved and served man over the past several centuries. 3000 B.C. The earliest forms of knives were shaped by a method called "knapping" which is the percussive flaking of rock. Chipping away little chunks until a blade was formed. The most common rock used in this process was obsidian, which is a naturally formed glass, or a hard stone we all know as 900 A.D. flint. The Japanese create the dagger-like Tanto Knife, a knife design that