pichok knife, Uzbekistan

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pichok knife, Uzbekistan

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i bought this knife yesterday in an antique market for 25$,
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it's called a pichok knife, and it was made in Uzbekistan, they are basically a utility knife, it's not vary old I'll say 10-20 y/o,
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blade-16cm,total-28cm, the knife was hand made, blade is stainless steel,and the handle is horn and some kind of soft metal ,
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i like this knife vary much, but not only because it's an old antique market knife, this knife is amazingly ergonomic, lightweight, and strong,
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i like it because you can see haw this knife contributed to the knives we carry today,
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i think that if spyderco would make a knife based on the pichok design, it would be a perfect FB for all uses, only thing i would change is a thicker blade.
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I thank you for reading, and hope you have find it interesting
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That looks like a very good knife to me.
Personally I would keep the blade as thick as it is.
Must be a great cutter/slicer.
Thanks for showing.
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Interesting and handsome looking knife. Agree with Piet.S about the blade. Imagine it was intended, as many "ethnic" fixed blades, for use in both the field and the kitchen and adding thickness would detract from that. The overall shape reminds me somewhat of the "Punal" used by Argentine Gauchos.

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Nice find. If you don't want to pry, the blade is exactly right.
That horn handle looks very grippy, must be a joy to handle! :)
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The Deacon wrote:Interesting and handsome looking knife. Agree with Piet.S about the blade. Imagine it was intended, as many "ethnic" fixed blades, for use in both the field and the kitchen and adding thickness would detract from that. The overall shape reminds me somewhat of the "Punal" used by Argentine Gauchos.

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I've looked at the blade and maybe you are right, and about the Gaucho knife, i thought about it too, it has an Argentine look to it, i need to get more knives of this kind i like it vary much.
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....mmmmmm.....escargot and knives....where's the butter? :p
Nice photos Lerman, thanx for sharing....that horn handle reminds me of the handles on those HI Khukuris.... :rolleyes:
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Very cool knife and great pics.
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I don't know what steel it is but I've sharpened it and i can shave my hand with it :eek: , a 20 y/o knife still hair popping
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That handle looks like several I've widdled over the years, very comfortable.
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lerman wrote:I don't know what steel it is but I've sharpened it and i can shave my hand with it :eek: , a 20 y/o knife still hair popping


Probably a decent carbon steel, with a little care those can be very good cutlery steels.
Modern market dictates that a blade is not supposed to rust, even when neglected.
And yes modern stainless steels can be very good, as we all know, but good knives are around for thousends of years, not just the last 20 or 30.
The knife looks a bit like a German Jagdknicker to me.
Another proven and rather timeless design.
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Thanks for the interesting post, with pics! I just googled, "pichok" and came upon a fair bit of information on this style of knife.

Did yours come with an ornate sheath?

Congratulations, and thanks again for sharing.
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What a gloriously superb find!!! May it serve you well!
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Looks like a nice camp knife, IMO. :)
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I felt the great need to bump this as I wanted to ask how its been holding up? I very much like the design :)
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wow I like the extra grippy handle!
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This knife is used for everyday chores and customary dress. Because it has double fluting (making it the strongest of these types of blades) on the blade it is called a kushsoilik pichok. Primary use was for taking animal carcases apart.....considered magical..like an amulet for the user to protect him from evil....Doc :D
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^ Thanks for the info Doc. Snubbie.
dete wrote:wow I like the extra grippy handle!
Note also the ergonomic, pistol-curve of it :cool:

Any thoughts?
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Best use of a Stunt Snail on the forum so far! :)

Another great post!
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oh.. this was a long time ago, i really liked this knife.
it's very special, i'v never seen another one like it,
i'v seen allot of the same style from uzbekistan, but not like this one.
i gave it to a very good friend of mine, he likes collecting the oddities.
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That was a very cool gesture :) I am soooo envious of your friend!
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