ring pull locks on folders were common in germany, spain & france. i've got a couple... er, a few.
more recently they have been made under license in so. africa & even 'cold steel' has made a copy in more modern materials. (photo 1)
it is said the so. african one is responsible for more deaths there than any other.
they are a variant on the spanish ratcheting navaja's (photo 2)
someone once said that many a person's last heard sound was the distinctive sound of their opening.
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