British Instructor teaches US troops, circa 1917
Guard Position
This is also the position for charging.
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For running forward over obstacles
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Long Thrust in 4 Steps
1) Steps forward with the right foot
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2) Lunge!
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3) To withdraw bayonet, steps forward with left foot
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4) Grasps rifle firmly and pulls
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Short Thrust in 4 steps
Steps forward on the left foot.
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Lunge!
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Withdraw from Short Thrust (omitted from 1943 manual)
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Follow with Jab to enemy (omitted from 1943 Manual)
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Vertical Butt Stroke in 2 Steps
Steps forward on right foot
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{1}Like an uppercut, rams rifle butt upward into enemy.
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Butt Stroke, Smash, Slash in 3 Steps
Strikes with vertical butt stroke
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Steps forward on left foot and smashes forward with rifle butt
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Another view of Smash
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Finishes by bringing down left hand to slash with bayonet.
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Horizontal Butt Stroke in 2 Steps
Steps forward forcefully
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Raises rifle and strikes with butt, similar to right cross in boxing
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Showing an example of horizontal butt stroke to jaw
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Parry
To parry, steps forward and pushes enemy weapon aside.
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Along with thrusting targets, the training included practice with a stick that had a loop on one end and padded ball on the other. Soldiers tried to thrust bayonet through the loop and hit the ball with the butt
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Disclaimer: the bayonet methods shown here are for illustrative purposes only. They are not intended as actual instruction in bayonet fighting and should not be used as such. Bayonet training is dangerous. It can be as dangerous for the user as it is for the target. If you wish to learn close combat, seek a qualified instructor. One should never attempt close combat without the instruction and supervision of a qualified expert instructor .
US Bayonet Drill 1904 - 1917
If you have looked at the Civil War bayonet drill, you might recognize these maneuvers. They are identical. The main difference is the rifle itself. Three additional moves are included: a version of the rifle butt stroke, clubbing with the rifle, and the left guard. Otherwise, the poses, moves and footwork are the same. The text in the Civil War Bayonet section applies to these techniques.
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The reason for showing what is essentially the same system is that these poses are from a different angle, and the figures wear the early 20th Century uniform. They use the modern bolt action rifle and the sword bayonet.
In 1917, this style was still around, though it was being supplanted by the "new" British system. Older soldiers accustomed to the 1904 system would have used it in World War I out of habit. Soldiers fall back on their most ingrained training.
Some of the poses are drawn from a different perspective.
Guard
From this position m,the soldier was trained to parry moving the bayonet sharply to right or left.
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Parry Right
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Parry Left
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Head Parry
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Thrust
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Lunge
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Rifle Butt Stroke Variant: the barrel passes over the left shoulder, and the rifle butt strikes at a 45 degree angle rather than vertically.
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Vertical Rifle Butt Stroke: the soldier snaps the rifle butt up, and the rifle passes atop the right shoulder.
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Rifle Butt Smash - Step 1
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Rifle Butt Smash - Step 2
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Club Rifle
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Left Guard
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Disclaimer: the fighting methods shown here are for illustrative purposes only. They are not intended as actual instruction in bayonet fighting and should not be used as such. Close combat training is dangerous. It can be as dangerous for the user as it is for the target. If you wish to learn close combat, seek a qualified instructor. One should never attempt close combat without the instruction and supervision of a qualified expert instructor .
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