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  2. Bayonet - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Use of bayonets for crowd control - Wikipedia

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    The New York Draft Riots of 1863 saw the use of bayonet charges by the U.S. Army against unruly mobs in New York City. [12] During lumber protests in Tacoma, Washington in 1935, the Washington National Guard advanced on picketers with fixed bayonets, causing them to move away from the Federal Building where they had gathered. [13]

  4. Ishapore 2A1 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The design of the rifle – initially the Rifle 7.62mm 2A – began at the Rifle Factory Ishapore of the Ordnance Factories Board in India, soon after the Sino-Indian War of 1962. [ 4 ] The Ishapore 2A/2A1 has the distinction of being the last bolt-action rifle designed to be used by a regular military force other than specialized sniper rifles .

  5. List of equipment of the Indian Army - Wikipedia

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    India: Status: In service. Used both with 7.62 mm SLR and 5.56 mm INSAS. Shivalik Hand grenade: N/A India: Status: In service. MoD signed a ₹ 409 crore (equivalent to ₹ 481 crore or US$58 million in 2023) deal with Solar Group, Nagpur to buy 10 lakhs grenades. [79] [80] Shivalik grenade is used in hand mode offensive and hand mode defensive ...

  6. Category:Weapons of India - Wikipedia

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    India has worked to develop an autonomous military industry since independence was gained. Until now, success has been challenging, and despite design efforts in many areas, most resulting weapons have not completely met domestic requirements, nor become export successes.

  7. Bayonet Trench - Wikipedia

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    Bayonet Trench (French: Tranchée des Baïonettes) is a First World War memorial near Verdun, France. The 1920 concrete structure encloses the graves of French soldiers who died on the site, which was a trench, in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun. The soldiers were buried by German troops within the trench, a common practice at the time.

  8. Knife bayonet - Wikipedia

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    Spike bayonets proved useless when separated from the rifle and ineffective in trench warfare; and while versatile, sword bayonets proved to be impractical weapons in trench warfare because of their overall length. The first knife bayonet to see widespread service was the 10 inch (25.4 cm) blade Seitengewehr 1871/84, which became the standard ...

  9. Sword bayonet - Wikipedia

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    A photograph showing a French bayonet charge taken just before the Great War.Note the long needle-like épée bayonet, for the French Lebel Model 1886 rifle.. With the appearance of the hiltless sword bayonet, such as the socket-mounted variety, their use on the end of the musket or rifle also became a hindrance during the reloading of the muzzle-loaded longarm, (a common problem to all muzzle ...