They use this tool of labor and now on small areas it is quite possible to cope by hand. They mainly cut rye, wheat and similar grain crops. And over the years, its shape has remained virtually unchanged. In the photo there are two sickles that were made at different times, one was made by a blacksmith in a forge, and the second with the help of industrial equipment, if you enlarge the photo, it will immediately become clear where which one. It seems to me that they will serve humanity for a long time to come.
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It's called a sickle. I use it to trimm my garden alongside the shears. I believe it will still be in use for a long time. It serves its purpose accurately.
I have three sickles of different sizes and one of them is also old, made once by a blacksmith. And on industrial sickles there are small teeth on the cutting side.
Wow its like travelling in the past and see what kind of labor they had.