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.

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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 ⓘ
late 19th century to mid-20th century ⓘ
typicalUseContext criminal activities ⓘ
self-defense ⓘ
street fights ⓘ
usedAs tool ⓘ
weapon ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

present-day Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) → knownFor → Rampuri chaku ⓘ
subject surface form: Rampur, Uttar Pradesh