Rampuri chaku
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Rampuri chaku is a traditional Indian folding knife, famed for its long, slender blade and historical association with gangsters and street culture in North India.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folding knife
ⓘ
traditional weapon ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bollywood crime films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian crime fiction ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Rampur, Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian street culture
ⓘ
North Indian gangsters ⓘ criminal underworld in North India ⓘ |
| bladeLengthCharacteristic | unusually long for a folding knife ⓘ |
| bladeShape | straight ⓘ |
| carriedBy |
gang members in Uttar Pradesh
ⓘ
street criminals in North India ⓘ |
| category |
Indian knives
ⓘ
pocket knives ⓘ traditional Indian weapons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalReputation |
notorious weapon
ⓘ
symbol of fear in popular imagination ⓘ |
| culturalSymbolOf |
danger
ⓘ
outlaw masculinity ⓘ |
| designFeature |
concealable form
ⓘ
pointed tip ⓘ single-edged blade ⓘ slim profile ⓘ |
| edgeType | plain edge ⓘ |
| etymology | named after Rampur in Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| gripType | one-handed ⓘ |
| handleMaterial |
metal
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Rampuri knife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBladeType |
long blade
ⓘ
slender blade ⓘ |
| hasMechanism | folding mechanism ⓘ |
| intendedUse | close-quarters combat ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hindi ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject to weapons regulations in India ⓘ |
| material | steel blade ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Rampur knife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | easily concealable weapon ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotoriety |
20th century
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late 19th century to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| typicalUseContext |
criminal activities
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self-defense ⓘ street fights ⓘ |
| usedAs |
tool
ⓘ
weapon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh