Although many Kobudo practitioners claim that brass knuckles evolved from the tekko, brass knuckles more closely resembles the handle of the Western " trench knife ".
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Hughes went on to patent his automatic trench knife in 1919, though Hughes appears to have been unsuccessful in persuading a knife manufacturing company to produce his design.
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At termination of production in August 1944, the M3 trench knife had one of the shortest production and service records of any U . S . combat knife.
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Instead of longer bayonets, infantry forces on both sides began experimenting with other weapons as auxiliary close-quarter arms, including the trench knife, pistol, hand grenade, and entrenching tool.
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The trench knife, and Western brass knuckles, date back to World War I ( with pictures of the " brass knuckle handle " trench knife dating back to 1917 ).
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The trench knife, and Western brass knuckles, date back to World War I ( with pictures of the " brass knuckle handle " trench knife dating back to 1917 ).
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In 1918, Captain Rupert Hughes of the U . S . Army submitted a patent application for a specialized automatic-opening trench knife of his own design, the " Hughes Trench Knife ".
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In 1918, Captain Rupert Hughes of the U . S . Army submitted a patent application for a specialized automatic-opening trench knife of his own design, the " Hughes Trench Knife ".
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"' Roberto Echevarria "'- sentenced to 50 years hard labor; A bank robber with gangland ties, Echevarria was caught and disarmed by Major Wright after stealing Wright's trench knife at the training site.
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Additionally, U . S . war planners had announced a need for a general-purpose trench knife that could fulfill both the fighting and utility roles, while at the same time conserving strategic metal resources.
