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A push dagger (alternately known as: push knife, gimlet knife, fist knife, ''Stoßdolch'' (German), push dirk, T-handled knife or punch dagger) is a short-bladed dagger with a "T" handle designed to be grasped in the hand so that the blade protrudes from the front of one's fist, typically between the index and middle finger.〔Harding, David (ed.), ''The new weapons of the world encyclopedia'', New York: Diagram Visual Information Ltd., ISBN 0-312-36832-1, ISBN 978-0-312-36832-6 (2007), p. 29〕〔Martin, Dennis, ''(Maximum Thrust: The History and Usage of the Push Dagger )'', retrieved 2 September 2011〕 Over the centuries, the push dagger has gone up and down in popularity as a close-combat weapon for civilians and selected military forces.〔〔 The sale and possession of push daggers is prohibited in some countries, such as the United Kingdom and Canada.〔()〕〔()〕 The laws of many nations and several U.S. states and cities prohibit or criminalize to some degree the purchase, possession, or sale of push daggers or knuckle knives.〔''(Prohibited Knives: Current Legislation For 2011 )'', The Official British Knife Collectors Guild, retrieved 12 October 2011〕〔''(Die Rechtslage – WaffG und Messer )'', retrieved 12 October 2011〕〔Canada Criminal Code (R.S. 1985, c. C-46), Subsection 84(1) – (Prohibited Weapon, defined); S.O.R./98-462 Regulations, Section 4, ''Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted''; S.O.R./98-462 Regulations, Section 9, Part 3, ''Schedule to the Regulations''〕〔Wong, David, ''Knife Laws of the Fifty States: A Guide for the Law-Abiding Traveler'', AuthorHouse, ISBN 1-4259-5092-2, ISBN 978-1-4259-5092-7 (2006)〕 ==History== The push dagger is thought to have originated from the Indian subcontinent, and is related in principle to the 16th-century Indian ''katar'' (कटार), or punching sword.〔〔 However, the ''katar'' is gripped by two close-set vertical bars, while a push dagger uses a T-handle and a blade that protrudes between the fingers when properly gripped.〔 ===American push dagger=== In 1800s America the knife was adopted by men and women in all walks of life as a defensive weapon and an item of daily wear.〔Peterson, Harold L., ''Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World'', New York: Dover Publications Inc., ISBN 0-486-41743-3, p. 68〕〔''(The Wilson-Anthony Fight )'', Department of Arkansas-Heritage, retrieved 1 August 2011: In 1836 a knife fight broke out between the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, John Wilson, and Rep. Joseph Anthony in the middle of a contentious legislative session; Anthony was killed, while Wilson was expelled from office and later indicted for murder.〕 Politicians wore them into state and federal buildings, even the United States Capitol.〔〔 As a concealable weapon, the push dagger was a favorite choice of civilian owners requiring a discreet knife capable of being used for personal protection.〔 Before the development of reliable small pistols such as the derringer, the push dagger was especially popular among riverboat gamblers and residents of the larger towns and cities of the Old Southwest, particularly gamblers and émigrés from the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.〔''Secret Arms'', The Saturday Review, London: Spottiswoode & Co., Vol. 77 No. 2,002' (10 March 1894), pp. 250–251〕〔''Use of the Army in Certain Southern States: Sworn Testimony of Leon Voitier dated September 15, 1868'', Executive Documents of the House of Representatives, Second Session of the 41st Congress 1876–1877, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Edition Vol. 9 No. 30, p. 315〕〔〔Alvarez, A., ''Poker: Bets, Bluffs, And Bad Beats'', San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, ISBN 0-8118-4627-X, 9780811846271 (2004), p. 35〕 The New Orleans-style push dagger was known as the gimlet knife.〔 The gimlet knife had a short two-inch (50 mm) blade with a "gimlet" or T-handle.〔 It was a common weapon in the city during the 1800s, and was usually slipped into a boot or concealed inside a coat sleeve, or else hung on a waistcoat button by a strap attached to the knife's leather sheath.〔Williamson, Bill, ''(The Bowie Knife's Origins )'', retrieved 2 September 2011〕〔 The gimlet knife was used in so many riots, fights, and murders in New Orleans that the city passed an ordinance in 1879 prohibiting anyone within city limits from selling, offering or exhibiting such a weapon for sale.〔Jewell, Edwin L., ''The Laws and Ordinances of the City of New Orleans: Title 16, Police Regulations'', publ. Edwin L. Jewell (1882), p. 326: The punishment was thirty days' imprisonment and/or a fine of US$25.〕〔''The Amelia Blanche Murder'', New Orleans Times Picayune, October 23, 1874〕〔〔 The push dagger also was a favorite weapon in 19th-century San Francisco, California.〔Flayderman, Harold, The Bowie knife: Unsheathing an American Legend'', London: Andrew Mobray Publishers Ltd., ISBN 978-1-931464-12-3 (2004), p. 185〕 The San Francisco style of push dagger tended to have a slightly longer blade than that of the gimlet knife and was most often equipped with a T-handle made of walrus ivory.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「push dagger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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