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A push dagger (alternately known as a punch dagger, punch knife, push knife or, less often, a push dirk) is a short-bladed dagger with a "T"-shaped handle, designed to be grasped and held in a closed-fist hand, so that the blade protrudes from the front of the fist; either between the index and middle fingers, or between the two central fingers, when the…
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| the derringer | instance of | Before the development of reliable small pistols | 0.80 | text |
| the push dagger was especially popular among riverboat gamblers | instance of | Before the development of reliable small pistols | 0.80 | text |
| residents of the larger towns | instance of | Before the development of reliable small pistols | 0.80 | text |
| cities of the Old Southwest | instance of | Before the development of reliable small pistols | 0.80 | text |
| particularly gamblers | instance of | Before the development of reliable small pistols | 0.80 | text |
| émigrés from the city of New Orleans | instance of | Before the development of reliable small pistols | 0.80 | text |
| Louisiana.The New Orleans-style push dagger was known as the gimlet knife | instance of | Before the development of reliable small pistols | 0.80 | text |
| metal stakes | instance of | Most of these weapons were originally fabricated in the field from readily available materials | 0.80 | text |
| Push dagger | related to American push dagger | The | 0.60 | section |
| Push dagger | related to American push dagger | Southern United States | 0.60 | section |
| Push dagger | related to American push dagger | Politicians | 0.60 | section |
| Push dagger | related to American push dagger | United States Capitol | 0.60 | section |
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