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U.S. M1917 "Knuckle Duster" trench knife and leather sheath of World War I. Note the triangular blade with the flat face facing forward, making it suitable only for stabbing and not slashing. A trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or incapacitate an enemy at close quarters, such as in a trench or other confined area.
The M3 trench knife was developed as a replacement for the World War I-era U.S. Mark I trench knife, primarily to conserve strategic metal resources. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 4 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 5 ] The M3 would also replace the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife or OSS dagger in U.S. service in 1944.
Marine Raiders insignia. At the start of World War II, the Mark I Trench Knife was the only knife issued to Marines. It was introduced during World War I for trench warfare, but its "knuckle duster" hilt was cumbersome and contained nearly 1 pound (0.45 kg) of brass, making the knife expensive to produce.
Brass knuckles carried by Abraham Lincoln's bodyguards during his train ride through Baltimore. Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, 2007 An Apache revolver, a weapon that combines brass knuckles with a firearm and a dagger – Curtius Museum, Liège, 2011 Mark I brass knuckles trench knife Homemade brass knuckles used in a lumber camp in Pine County, Minnesota.
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Buerlein, Robert. (2002). Allied Military Fighting Knives: And The Men Who Made Them Famous.Paladin Press. ISBN 1-58160-290-1; Flook, Ron. (1999). British and Commonwealth Military Knives.
The U.S. Army adopted the M3 Trench Knife in 1943 as its standard combat knife. [3] The M3 replaced the earlier World War I-vintage Mark I trench knife in combat service. [ 3 ] The M3 was a true combat knife, as it was designed solely for military use and was primarily intended as a fighting knife, though some compromises were made in the ...
The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. It has a 6.75 in (17.1 cm) double-edged dagger blade useful for both thrusting and slashing strokes, unlike previous U.S. trench knives such as the M1917 and M1918.