"OKAPI" Vintage Rare Germany made c.1957's Celluloid Handle Pocket Knife

Description: About Okapi:Launched in 1902, the Okapi knife is still the original Africa adventure knife and is still identical to the knife launched over 110 years ago. The Okapi is a lockback or slipjoint knife originally produced in Germany for export to their colonies in Africa . In 1988, Okapi South Africa bought the trademark and tooling and began producing the Okapi line of knives in South Africa .Due to the use of Okapis by criminals they have been nicknamed "the Saturday night special" of knives. In Jamaica , they are both a tool and one of the more favored of the “ratchet knives” carried by rude boy hooligans. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was known to carry for years a large Okapi lockback he was given in Jamaica .The classic Okapi knife was named after the African Okapi antelope, as it represented the free-spirited adventure of the Germans who traveled into deepest, darkest Africa at the turn of the 20th Century. In the late 1800’s the Okapi was seen as a mythical beast like the unicorn. Stories abounded about this striped antelope that seemed to be a mix between a zebra and a buck.When a real Okapi was discovered in the Belgian Congo in 1901, it became quite the media event. The Pocket Knife is in full working condition. For more details please see the photos, they are part of the description! High quality, made in Germany. Rare and Highly collectible item! On Apr-19-14 at 08:22:02 PDT, seller added the following information: Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 63.96 USD

Location: EU

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