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Trench knives

Scope note

Military daggers of the 20th century, having a strong, sharply pointed, double-edged stabbing blade and, in American models, a set of brass knuckles, designed for hand-to-hand fighting.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000201608

Broader Terms used

daggers (weapons)

Equivalent Terms used

trench knife

Created

13yrs ago

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