A Shank is a common type of homemade knives made in prison. In 1955 Man Singh was shot by Gurkha troops for the Indian Army while he was resting under a tree. Where do the Republicans come up with most of these guys? But as I stepped out the cell this shorty creped on a sleepy-eyed brother and cracked the "nigga" on the dome having a lock from a sock, well-liked prison handgun.