Talk:Trench knife

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Moved from article[edit]

Please note: trench knives are specialized fighting knives and are not synonymous with brass knuckles - although some famous designs incorporate them, and thus these weapons deserve a page of their own.

¿Says WHO "Exactly"?[edit]

The "citation" used to justify the claim "However, as common sense and knife experts agree, using a stabbing/cutting weapon as a bludgeon is very ineffective, an improper and pointless practice contrary to the best usage of the weapon." is a website that sells knives (and thus has a vested intrest in telling the "facts" that best effect their OWN bottom line), and the specifc URL says nothing of the sort at any rate (it's a blank page); Further, "common sense" (aka "original research") is (supposedly) not what Wikipedias is based on, but verifiable fact, and NO knife expert has ever stated that using the pommel of a knife, sword, etc as a weap in it's own right is a "pointless practice contrary to the best usage of the weapon," especially in a specialty weap suckh as the M-1 knife. This whole article demands a full review for accuracy, nuetrality, and pure integrity; It should be locked, deleted outright, and fully rre-written, this time by somebody who actually DOES know what they're talking about, rather than any idiot that walks in the door.174.25.4.28 (talk) 03:41, 12 February 2011 (UTC)A REDDSON[reply]

Agreed. Should the blade be broken or damaged in some way as to become non-functional, the trench knife could still continue to function as a weapon whereas a more conventional form of knife would be rendered useless. I have noted this in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.176.255.64 (talk) 08:15, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Garbage removed[edit]

I've just removed the text "LASBVN AFS" from one of the headings. This was put there six years ago by someone at 67.185.237.88. In all that time, no-one had bothered to wonder what the heck it meant... (nothing at all AFAICT, in case you're wondering) Snori (talk) 05:22, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]