Okapi (knife)

The Okapi is a ratchet-lock clasp or slipjoint knife originally produced in 1902 for export to Germany's colonies in Africa.

The South African Okapi lockback knives are produced with carbon or stainless steel blades, with or without serrations.

Use can range from harvesting crops, self-defense, hunting, fishing, or general knife duty.

Okapi knives are very popular in Southern Africa, but have a rather nefarious reputation as they are associated with criminals and street gangs.

"[1] Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was known to carry for years a large Okapi lockback he was given in Jamaica.