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Emeici (峨嵋刺; variously translated as "Emei daggers" or "Emei piercers") are a traditional Chinese martial arts weapon. They are a pair of metal rods with sharp ends used for stabbing; they are typically mounted on a detachable ring worn on the middle finger, allowing them to spin and be elaborately manipulated.
The ring as a diacritic mark should not be confused with the dot or U+0366 ͦ COMBINING LATIN SMALL LETTER O diacritic marks, or with the degree sign °. The half ring as a diacritic mark should not be confused with the comma or ogonek diacritic marks.
British infantryman in 1941 with a Pattern 1907 bayonet affixed to his rifle. A bayonet (from Old French bayonette, now spelt baïonnette) is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped melee weapon designed to be mounted on the end of the barrel of a rifle, carbine, musket or similar long firearm, allowing the gun to be used as an improvised spear in close combats.
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Pugil bouts are a frequent part of combatives training in use of the bayonet. US Army specifications for construction of a pugil stick. Nicaraguan soldiers training using pugil sticks and protective gear. A pugil stick is a heavily padded pole-like training weapon used since the early 1940s by military personnel in training for rifle and ...
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The ring bayonet reduced the effectiveness of the Highland charge, but it remained an example of shock tactics, with the key factor being psychological; the charge aimed at causing some enemy troops in the opposing line to break ranks thereby leaving openings which could be exploited to 'roll up' the rest. [9]
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