push dagger
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20060208-001
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Robbins
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - United Kingdom
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, edged
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Inscription ROBBINS DUDLEY
- Materials Steel, Aluminum, Mammal leather
- Service Component British Expeditionary Force
- Unit NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS
- Measurements Height 2.9 cm, Length 17.2 cm, Width 9.1 cm
- Caption Push Dagger
- Additional Information A “Push Dagger” was a type of blade purchased privately by both officers and enlisted soldiers. Commonly used for personal protection or during trench raids when soldiers might experience hand-to-hand combat, the handle was placed perpendicular to the double edged blade to allow maximum force in a thrusting attack.