The Castration Blade – Getting to know this OTF knife
The Castration Blade – Getting to know this OTF knife Getting to know this OTF knife The Castration blade is a type of blade that not a lot of people know about or care enough about really to own a knife with a blade that has a bad rap. The origin of the term “castration blade” is related to the surgical procedure (castration) as well as the knife’s shape or profile. This type of blade has a long history of being known for use on humans too. Castration was often used for religious or social reasons in some cultures such as Europe, south and east Asia, and Africa. In some cases, after battles winners sometimes castrated their defeated enemies to represent their victory. It was used as practice to end opposing male lineages and to allow the victor to possess the defeated group’s women. Nothing says we kicked your butt like chopping off your manhood. In ancient times, castration often involved emasculation or the total removal of all the male genitalia. This involved great dan...