British WWI Punch Dagger by Robbins & Company of Dudley

The most well-liked and recognized of a series of daggers produced during the Great War by Robbins & Company, these were not issue items, but available for private purchase by soldiers serving at the front.  In the very personal, close quarters combat that characterized trench raids and other small unit actions on the Western Front, trench clubs, pistols, grenades, and close combat knives were particularly useful armaments.  The push or punch dagger by Robbins features a heavy cast alloy ergonomic pistol-style grip with a steel knuckle guard and a 4" double-sided blade with two small fullers.  The maker name was stamped into the base of the grip.  It has almost entirely worn to invisibility on this example, but you can still make out the first letter "R".  Example includes the very tattered remains of a scabbard.  $300 - $500