Peanut (knife)

Peanut (knife)

A peanut is a type of small slipjoint pocketknife, commonly having two blades.

Description

History

Variations and collecting

Legal status

Due to its small size, slow deployment, and lack of locking mechanism, a peanut pocketknife is legal is almost any environment where knives of any sort are legal.

Past and Present Manufacturers

* W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. (USA)
* Rough Rider (China)

In fiction

Notes


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