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Uzbek Pchak National Knives

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Pchak refers to the National Knives of the Central Asian peoples, as a rule, these are Uzbeks or Uyghurs. But not everything is so clear here. The fact is that there are analogs of pchak among other Central Asian peoples. Buy Professional Kitchen Chef Knives in the USA In Tajikistan:  This is the national knife lanyard, and in Iran - the card. In many regions of the world, different nationalities, absolutely independent of each other, came up with the same shapes of knives, but adjusted to local technologies and traditions, since these shapes were optimal for specific regions and for specific tasks. According to one version, the first mention of pchaks dates back to the 13th century. And some specimens found during excavations can be confidently attributed to the dawn of metallurgy, that is, to the XII century. and before the beginning of our era. According to the second version, the formation of this appearance of the knife, which we have today, began no earlier than the 15th century