Push Daggers.
Push Daggers are short-bladed daggers 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. 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 (or possession in public) of a push dagger with blade perpendicular to the handle is prohibited in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Canada although if the edge is parallel to the handle they are legal.
The laws of many countries and several U.S. states and cities prohibit or criminalize to some degree the purchase, possession, or sale of push daggers or knuckle knives.
History[]
The push dagger is thought to have originated from the Indian subcontinent, and is related in principle to the 16th-century Indian katar, 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.
In Mortal Kombat[]
Push daggers were used by Sylence in the Mortal Kombat: Special Forces comics.