Penknives were named after quill pens
The word penknife comes from the quill pen. For centuries, writers carried a small folding blade to cut and reshape the goose-feather nib, which wore down quickly, and the name survived long after steel nibs made the job unnecessary. This dark wood keychain, with its 4.6 cm blade and stainless bolster, descends from those pocket penknives, and like many keychains made in Pakistan it keeps their classic outline.
