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The British No. 4 Spike Bayonet
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Origin of the Bayonet
1640s—First Military Use of the Bayonet
1670s—Official Military Adoption
1680s—The Military Plug Bayonet
1690s—The Socket Bayonet
1704—The Bayonet has Arrived
1770—The Locking Ring
1787—The Sword Bayonet
1831—The Prussian Mounting System
1840—The Yataghan Sword Bayonet
1860s—The Sawback Bayonet
1882—The Coil Spring Press Stud
1884—The Knife Bayonet
1886—The Advent of Smokeless Powder
1898—The Mauser Bayonet Bar
1904—The Last Yataghan Sword Bayonet
1944—The U.S. Bayonet-Knife M4
1950—The Last Sword Bayonet
1959—The AKM Knife Bayonet
1974—The Socket Bayonet Lives On
1989—The Last Mauser Bayonet
Today's 21st Century Bayonets
My Published Articles
Clarifying The Nomenclature Associated With Early Czechoslovakian Mauser Bayonets
Regulation U.S. Fencing Bayonets 1852–1915
M8A1 Scabbards Produced at the Pennsylvania Working Home for the Blind
The Alpha and the Omega—A Study of Two Japanese Type 99 Short Rifles
On Point - The German SG. 84/98 III Bayonet for the Kar 98k Rifle
On Point - Bayonets for the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield Rifles
My Working Papers
Columbus Milpar and Manufacturing Co. (updated July 2022)
Defense Acceptance Stamp Use on Bayonets and Scabbards (July 2022)
Post-War Trajectory of Beckwith Manufacturing Co. (July 2022)
The Role of Cost in Post-War U.S. Bayonet Design (February 2023)
Scabbards Produced by Viz Manufacturing Co. and Wilson-Duggar Co. (updated July 2021)
Turner Manufacturing Co. M4 Bayonet Production (June 2022)
Other Author's Articles of Interest
24 Tipos de Cubo en Bayonetas Encontradas en España (24 Types of Socket Bayonets Found in Spain)
Bayonets for the Heckler & Koch Assault Rifles
Discovering Yugoslavian M95M Rifles and Bayonets
Turkish Conversion Bayonets to fit US M1 Garand Rifle
The Norwegian Model 1894 Short Knife Bayonet modified c.1956 to fit the U.S. M1 Carbine
Rifles and Their Bayonets - Quick Reference Tables
Foreign Military Rifles and Their Bayonets—Quick Reference Table
U.S. Military Rifles and Their Bayonets—Quick Reference Table
U.S. Bayonet and Scabbard Information
Columbus Milpar and Manufacturing Co.
Defense Acceptance Stamp Use on Bayonets and Scabbards
Exploded Diagrams of U.S. M-4, M-5, M-5A1, M-6, and M-7 Bayonets
M8A1 Scabbards Produced at the Pennsylvania Working Home for the Blind
Post-War Bayonet and Scabbard Information
Post-War M4 Bayonet Contracts Summary
M5 and M5A1 Bayonet Contracts Summary
Post-War M8A1 Scabbard Contracts Summary
Post-War Trajectory of Beckwith Manufacturing Co.
Regulation U.S. Fencing Bayonets 1852–1915
The Role of Cost in Post-War U.S. Bayonet Design
Scabbards Produced by Viz Manufacturing Co. and Wilson-Duggar Co.
International Bayonet Information
British No. 4 Spike Bayonet Manufacturers Chart
Bryan Brown's Markings on British and Commonwealth Bayonets
Clarifying The Nomenclature Associated With Early Czechoslovakian Mauser Bayonets
Czechoslovakian Post-War Manufacturer Codes
German SG. 84/98 III Bayonet Makers and Markings 1934–1945
Imperial French Bayonet Maker Markings
Imperial German Bayonet Makers 1871–1918
Imperial German Bayonet Maker Markings 1871–1918
Imperial German Royal Cyphers 1871–1918
Language Reference Tools
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