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Record 1 2019-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
DEF

A short bladed dagger with a handle (often T-shaped) designed to be grasped in the hand with the blade protruding out from between the fingers.

OBS

Commonly used for personal protection or during trench raids when soldiers might experience hand-to-hand combat, the [push dagger's] handle was placed perpendicular to the double edged blade to allow maximum force in a thrusting attack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
CONT

La «dague à pousser» [...] était utilisée couramment pour la protection personnelle ou lors d'incursions contre les tranchées, quand les soldats risquaient de devoir se battre corps à corps. Le manche était placé perpendiculairement à la lame à double tranchant pour produire une force maximale lors d'une attaque puissante.

Spanish

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