Rampuri knives
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Rampuri knives are traditional Indian folding daggers, historically associated with the town of Rampur and often linked to North Indian street culture and folklore.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rampuri knife | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dagger
ⓘ
folding knife ⓘ traditional weapon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
street gangs in North India
ⓘ
urban crime in India ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bladeLength | relatively long for a pocket knife ⓘ |
| bladeType |
single-edged
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| category |
Indian knife
ⓘ
South Asian weapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Indian folklore
ⓘ
North Indian street culture ⓘ |
| designedFor |
stabbing
ⓘ
thrusting ⓘ |
| edgeType | plain edge ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | 20th century ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Hindi pulp fiction
ⓘ
Indian crime films ⓘ |
| gripStyle | straight handle ⓘ |
| handleMaterial |
horn
ⓘ
metal ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasFoldingLock | true ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
gangsters in Indian popular culture
ⓘ
street criminals in North India ⓘ |
| legalStatus | restricted weapon in several Indian states ⓘ |
| manufacturedIn |
Rampur district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other towns in Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| mechanism | folding ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Indian crime reporting
ⓘ
Indian detective stories ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Rampur, Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
concealable design
ⓘ
long blade relative to handle ⓘ quick deployment ⓘ |
| openingMethod | manual opening ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
icon of North Indian street toughs
ⓘ
symbol of menace in Indian popular culture ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rampur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | stiletto knife ⓘ |
| typicalUseContext |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
self-defense ⓘ |
| usedAs |
tool
ⓘ
weapon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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