Ratchet knife

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

^ Norman C. Stolzoff (2000). Wake the Town & Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica. Duke University Press. pp. 81–. ISBN 0-8223-2514-4.
^ 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)]
^ "What Is A Chalice And How To Smoke With One". herb.co. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

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[Stolzoff2000-1] Norman C. Stolzoff (2000). Wake the Town & Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica. Duke University Press. pp. 81–. ISBN 0-8223-2514-4.

[Davis1985-2] 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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