It is a “3 finger” knuckle knife.

Robbins of dudley trench knife. This knife was the property of a soldier in the 2nd battalion devonshire regiment who fought with the 2nd devons throughout ww1. A rare original example made by robbins of dudley. Wwi robbins dudley push dagger.

Ww1 british robbins of dudley alloy hilt trench knife a rare , original british ww1 fighting knife in exellent condition. These are wwi close quarters fighting knives. British wwi robbins of dudley fighting knife.

It is 9 inches oal with a 5 1/2 inch blade. American & german trench knives, central powers' trench clubs/maces, trench art, ww1 posters; They were intended for private purchase by soldiers serving at the front.

This knife was made in england circa 1942 by the lockwood brothers under military contract. (indian according to the sticker on it, not seen in the photos) made. This robbins of dudley fighting knife is one of the less often encountered variants (although no robbins dudley knives are common).

The medieval brutality of trench fighting led to a demand for close quarter weaponry and britain’s cutlers rose to the challenge developing numerous terrifyingly efficient trench knives. It is 8 7/8” in overall. This “push dagger” is correctly marked robbins dudley and it constructed of aluminum hilt and high carbon steel blade.

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