spring-knife

Ryder reached his spit-shiny hand into the pocket of his jeans, and when it came out, it was holding a spring-knife.

Blaze Bachman, Richard 2007

Potter took out a large spring-knife and cut off the dangling end of the rope and then said:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 2003

By contrast, after all the thought and good engineering that had gone into the spring-knife, their pistol silencers were garbage, cans loaded with steel wool that self-destructed after less than ten shots, when manufacturing a decent suppressor required only about fifteen minutes of work from a semi-skilled machinist.

The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000

Jim was standing at the farther end of the old cabin, with his back to the wall, and the large spring-knife in his hand.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 Various

Drawing, then, a large spring-knife from his pocket, he waved it above his head, and added: "Ef I had de hull white race dar -- right dar under dat knife, don't yer tink I'd take all dar lives -- all at one blow -- to be FREE!"

Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

Potter took out a large spring-knife and cut off the dangling end of the rope and then said:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876

Potter took out a large spring-knife and cut off the dangling end of the rope and then said:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 3. Mark Twain 1872

And before I could grasp what he was going to do, I heard a curious ripping sound, which told me that he had passed the blade of his long Spanish spring-knife through between two of the cross-hatches, and was cutting through it.

Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea George Manville Fenn 1870