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"-shaped 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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