bayonets

HOLLiS · 01-12-2006, 10:58

Curious on what the current think on Bayonets is?

From my experience/lack off.. great for crowd control as a intimidation factor, other than that worthless. A fighting knife was much more prefered.

In bayonet training, a guy with the knife in bayonet Vs knife generally won. I doubt if half of the Marines in my company in the bush had bayonets never saw on fixed. A K Bar was a thing to lust after.

**The Reaper** · 01-12-2006, 12:20

In 25 years, all I ever did with bayonets was to count them periodically as part of the Arms Room inventory.

TR

**Pete** · 01-12-2006, 12:37

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Originally Posted by The Reaper

In 25 years, all I ever did with bayonets was to count them periodically as part of the Arms Room inventory.

TR

I had to put one on my M16 a time or two for a change of command whop-di-do.

jbour13 · 01-12-2006, 13:16

I watched a PV2 use the bayonet and scabbard to cut concertina wire out from underneath his HMMWV at NTC.

Seems that the OPFOR made good use of it to canalize the young joe into a "minefield". He veered off his path to avoid the tank ditch and took the wire option instead.

All I can say is that his hands looked like hamburger......and the bayonet had little effect on cutting the wire.

Also been privy'd to have one on the rifle for the change of command and inpspecting arms rooms.

**Bill Harsey** · 01-12-2006, 15:03

Of all the military knife projects I've been asked to consider, never once has the bayonet come up, yet.

In the old days of front loading muskets the bayonets were very long and over time the more rounds the firearm could fire, the shorter the bayonets got.

**Roguish Lawyer** · 01-12-2006, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

Of all the military knife projects I've been asked to consider, never once has the bayonet come up, yet.

Knife collectors, take note! Sounds like there is an opportunity to commission the very first (and possibly last) Harsey bayonet!

Air.177 · 01-12-2006, 17:00

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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

Of all the military knife projects I've been asked to consider, never once has the bayonet come up, yet.

In the old days of front loading muskets the bayonets were very long and over time the more rounds the firearm could fire, the shorter the bayonets got.

I vaguely remember discussing the possibility of an A/F Variant with Bayonet hardware with you some time in the last year or so, but I am probably mistaken.

Good times,
blake