1983 Tim Leatherman makes his first multi-tool.1982 National Knife Museum opens doors in Chattanooga, TN.1982 Jimmy Lile designs Rambo's knife in First Blood.1982 Conan the Barbarian and Lucas Burnley enter the world.1981 Spyderco releases the first knife with a pocket clip.1980s Bob Terzuola coins the term "tactical knife".1980 Sports Illustrated publishes article on Bob Loveless.1980 Cold Steel popularizes the tanto blade amid a shower of meat.1980 Spyderco releases the first knife with thumb hole opener.1979 Bali-song Inc established in California.1978 NASA buys Swiss Army knives for Space Shuttle missions.1977 Japanese-owned KAI purchases Kershaw.1976 Bill Moran starts the American Bladesmith's Society (ABS).1975 Tony Bose makes his first folding knife.1974 Pete Kershaw leaves Gerber to start his own company.1973 Blade Magazine releases first issue as "American Blade".1973 Bill Moran pattern welds a knife to revive Damascus steel.1972 Ron Lake pioneers gentleman’s knives.Russell recruits Bob Dozier to save Morseth Knife Co.
1970 The first official counterfeit knives enter the market. 1969 Al Mar leaves Gerber to start his own company. 1968 Gil Hibben designs Browning's first knife line. 1967 The first commercial wire EDM machine released in USSR. 1966 Buster Warenski learns knifemaking from Gil Hibben. 1964 Imacasa begins making machetes in Santa Ana, El Salvador. 1964 Buck releases the Model 110 Folding Hunter. 1960s Plastic becomes popular in consumer goods. 1960s Bob Loveless perfects the drop point hunter. 1958 US Switchblade Act passes to stop Broadway's thug life. 1957 West Side Story debuts on Broadway. 1950 Women's magazine prints anti-knife piece read by millions. 1947 Hoyt and Al Buck start mass producing Buck knives. 1946 First Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine developed. 1942 Ka-Bar releases the USMC Fighting knife for use in WWII. 1940 Imperial Knife company produces millions of knives yearly. 1939 Gerber begins making fixed blades in Portland, OR. 1937 Bo Randall makes his first knife after seeing a Scagel blade. 1917 Knuckle knives see combat in the trenches of the Great War. 1916 Brothers Michael and Felix Mirando start Imperial Knife Co. 1913 Stainless steel invented in England. 1910 Bill Scagel makes his first fixed blade knife. 1907 Heroult makes first electric furnace for steel production. 1906 The first liner lock patent issued. 1905 Balisongs invented in Batangas, Philippines. 1904 Schrade Cutlery Company opens its doors in New York. 1897 Sears and Roebuck mail knives across America. 1897 Tidioute Cutlery begins a knife-making era in Pennsylvania. 1891 Victorinox releases original Swiss army knife in Ibach. 1890 Opinel begins making knives in Savoie, France. 1880s Stamped parts enter manufacturing world. 1860s Troops use slip joints for utility knives in American Civil War. 1500s Iron knives arrive in America with settlers. 1400s Artisans begin making knives in Maniago, Italy. 1374 Solingen chartered as a town in Germany. 1300s Sword makers set up shop in Seki City, Japan. 1100 AD European crusades encounter Damascus steel in Turkey. 1000 AD Puuko knives come into vogue in Finland. 700 AD Japanese Samurai carry kwaiken knives. 300 AD Romans design and use first folding knife. 1200 BC The Bronze age collapses and the Iron Age begins. 1323 BC King Tut buried with a gold knife (EDC goals amirite). 2000 BC The Stone Age ends and the Bronze Age begins. 
2100 BC Pre-Columbian Americans use metals for art and tools.5000 BC Ancient peoples in Turkey use obsidian for knives.13,500 BC Pre-Clovis people use chert blades in present-day Texas.1.4 million years ago: Using flint, hominids in present-day Spain make the first knife ever- to-date, this is the oldest knife in existence.Check out our short list of essential pocket knife history factoids: From hunting wooly mammoths with flint blades to cutting through impossible packaging with your favorite EDC, humanity has relied on sharp and stabby implements throughout the ages for essential everyday tasks.
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