Ratchet knife

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Ratchet knife in Jamaica is a general type of folding knife, generally German-made, considered easy to open quickly and associated with "rude boy" masculinity, [1] the Okapi being a favourite brand. [2] It is also used by the local Rastafari community to grind cannabis. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Norman C. Stolzoff (2000). Wake the Town & Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica . Duke University Press. pp.  81–. ISBN   0-8223-2514-4.
  2. ↑ Stephen Davis (1985). Bob Marley . Schenkman Books. p.  49. ISBN   978-0-87047-045-5.The major emblem of the rudie was his ratchet, a curved German gravity knife (Okapi was a favorite brand)]
  3. ↑ "What Is A Chalice And How To Smoke With One". herb.co. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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