Push dagger

A push dagger (alternately known as a punch dagger, punch knife, push knife or, less often, a push dirk) is a short-bladed dagger with a "T" handle designed to be grasped and held in a closed-fist hand so that the blade protrudes from the front of the fist, either between the index and middle fingers or between the two central fingers, when the grip and blade are symmetrical.^[1]^[2]

It originated as a close-combat weapon for civilians in the early 19th century, and also saw some use in the trench warfare of World War I.^[2]^[3]

^ Harding, David, ed. (21 August 2007). The new weapons of the world encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-312-36832-6. New York: Diagram Visual Information Ltd.
^ ^a ^b Martin, Dennis. "Maximum Thrust: The History and Usage of the Push Dagger". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
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[HAR-1] Harding, David, ed. (21 August 2007). The new weapons of the world encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-312-36832-6. New York: Diagram Visual Information Ltd.

[CQB-2] Martin, Dennis. "Maximum Thrust: The History and Usage of the Push Dagger". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.

[PET-3] Cite error: The named reference PET was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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