3 ways to use a Pen Knife

3 Ways to Use a Pen Knife

The ever climbing crime rates in the cities have had us worried for our safety at all times. We can never be too prepared for an attack that can come out of the blue anytime anywhere. If you are wondering how to arm yourself with a handy weapon, perhaps a pen knife is your best bet.

A pen knife, originated in England, is often assumed to be a folding knife with a handle resembling a pen. However, this is not always the case. A pen knife is not always a folding knife and can have a fixed blade. By extension, a pen knife is not always a folding knife either.

What is a pen knife?

The medieval England saw the use of sharpening tools that vaguely resemble today's pen knives. These tools were used as scalpel to make the quills or 'pens sharp at the tips.

Once the tip of these quills had been sharpened, constantly usage would make it blunt again. So the pen knife was used to prepare the ideal nib again.

The tool was actually a blade with a razor sharp cut that made it ideal for creating pointy tips for various objects. A penknife was used as a chisel for many decades before modern modifications of the design were made.

In the 1900s, pen knives saw a boom and various designs were constructed that could either have a small fixed blade attached to a thin pen-like handle or a folding blade hidden inside the handle.

Today, a pen knife is aided with multitudes of features to increase its utility. A pen knife can actually have working ballpoint pen tips (tactical pen knife). A pen knife can have flashlights as well to make it ideal as a multipurpose outdoors survival knife. A Swiss Army knife is the most famous example of these types of pen knives.

How a pen knife differs from a pocket knife?

When we call a knife ' pen knife', we usually mean any small knife whiles blade is used to sharpen various blunt nibs. In doing that we associate a modern pen knife with its original usage. A pen knife is generally small enough to be carried around in a pocket though.

In contrast, the term 'pocket knife' is a blanket term for any folding knife. The blade of the knife may or may not be small enough to fit into a pocket, but because it can be folded, it is termed as such. A pen knife can have a fixed blade so it is not always a pocket knife.

How to use a pen knife?

Because a pen knife boasts a razor sharp blade purpose built to sharpen edges, a pen knife can function as a letter opener for cutting across small thin materials like cardboard boxes, wires etc. A pen knife is very light in weight and can easily be held in your palm to accomplish these everyday tasks with convenience.

A pen knife can also be easily disguised making it a type of hidden blade knife. All you have to do is carry it around you (which is super easy because of its small size and weight), pull the top off to wield the blade. Pull the top on again and carry it around with a metal pocket clip and none will blink twice.

A pen knife makes for an ideal self-defense weapon. You can carry it around with you and easily conceal it giving your attacker a shock when you pull off the pen cover to reveal the strong 2-3 inch long blade. Its sturdiness will not make the pen knife break easily.

Final thoughts A pen knife is a versatile knife design that can easily be deployed for the most benign of uses like a wood shaping or letter opening, but can also be used as a selfdefense weapon because of its impeccable design. So get yourself a pen knife without hesitation.

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