Dumbest Bayonet Ever

[Aragorn243]

I have a lot of bayonets, some which are works of art, some which aren't but today I received what I am nominating as the dumbest bayonet ever. Anyone else who would like to nominate a bayonet for this award is welcome and then perhaps we can vote on it.

1903 Springfield rifle rod bayonet - Who could possibly think this is a good idea. A quarter inch round rod about 12 inches long (effective length when deployed) with a point on it. Realizing this is just an extension of the earlier trapdoor rod bayonet, that one by default is also nominated.

My daughter thought it was a screwdriver and my wife even more impressively called it a cleaning rod.

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[dman69]

I think the British No 7 Mk1 Land Bayonet picks up a guernsey as well... Trying to be all things to all people and ends up being not so good at anything...

[browningautorifle]

I was thinking about the Johnson Rifle bayonet, sitting on a recoiling barrel...but these are all about the same.

[rcathey]

I was thinking about the Johnson Rifle bayonet, sitting on a recoiling barrel...but these are all about the same.

Automatic stabbing action. Nifty!

[browningautorifle]

Claim by inventor was that the recoiling action assisted the user in the use of the bayonet. I was infantry, I also owned one so I had a look...all one can say is, "Not hardly"...to quote John Wayne.

[rcathey]

Not to get too far off-topic but real quick, there's a gushing love letter mixed with a few conspiracy theories on the Johnson M1941 in the most recent issue of Firearms News.
Sorta negates itself by talking about how life-threatening the Garand "ping" is. Amusing nevertheless. Still haven't quite decided if the entire article was a joke or not.

[us019255]

there's a gushing love letter mixed with a few conspiracy theories on the Johnson M1941 in t

Read it, the result was that I then re-read Hatcher's Book of the Garand. Reinforced my opinion that the article was either a joke, or the author is terminally stupid.

[rcathey]

Read it, the result was that I then re-read Hatcher's Book of the Garand. Reinforced my opinion that the article was either a joke, or the author is terminally stupid.

Hahaha! Glad someone felt the same way I did.
As I was reading it I kept thinking, “what’s going on here???”

[Aragorn243]

The Johnson bayonet in and of itself does not look bad. Perhaps simply the concept of putting it on a recoiling barrel.

[browningautorifle]

the concept of putting it on a recoiling barrel.

I agree with all of that.