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People who learn martial arts have eighteen weapons, nine short and nine long, the knife is the first of the nine short, but also the first of the eighteen general blades, I remember also watched a foreign reality show called "Forging Knife Competition", forging imitations of some famous knives from various countries, so in countless famous knives to select a few top swords, who will be on the list?
The first famous knife is the famous Damascus knife, this sword was once popular in ancient India, Persia, Arabian generation, the real production method has been lost, in a stand-up comedy in Guo Degang's early years, he told such a story, when Genghis Khan fought all the way to Europe, every time he conquered a city there was a massacre, but at that time in Damascus, Genghis Khan ordered that the blacksmith who would fight Damascus knives in the city could survive. Damascus knives are made of Uzi steel ingots, and the body of the knife is covered with patterns, but this pattern is not intentionally modified, but naturally occurs during the knife-making process, which has become the biggest feature of this knife.
The second of the three famous swords is the Malay Kris sword, the origin is the Philippines, originally popular in Southeast Asia, and then the Dutch colonists invaded, they found that there is a knife that can even split the barrel of the musket, once inquired about it, they learned that this is the local Malay sword, and tried to collect the Malay sword to bring back to the homeland, once became a treasure of the nobles to compare with each other, and Damascus is different, the raw material for the production of the Malay sword is meteorite iron, after thousands of hammers and quenching, the knife is a unique plant vein.
The third of the three famous swords is the Japanese samurai sword that we are familiar with, although there are also legendary swords such as the Yue King's Gou Jian Sword in ancient China, but the popular Chinese sword is buried in the earth, many swords will follow the owner into the tomb, there are few heirloom swords, so most of the swords are corroded, but Japan does not have such customs, so many weapons have been completely preserved, the Japanese samurai sword is actually borrowed from the Chinese Tang sword, after a series of transformation and opening, gradually have their own way of making, Because of the scarcity of resources in Japan, there are higher requirements for the craftsmanship of making a sword, and it is said that the production of a Japanese samurai sword requires at least four skilled craftsmen, and now many people who can do this kind of craftsmanship have passed away, so today's samurai sword is only a rough restoration.
Of course, there are countless blades in the world, and the ancient Chinese swords are also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which blade in your mind can be counted as a world-famous knife? You can chat in the comments section.