SAS L1A1 (but not really)

[Gil Boyd]

Never ever used or were issued bayonets for NI. They may have been to other units in the very very early days, but certainly not our Regiment. Maybe in the days when live rounds were issued out sparingly, and it was more of an aggressive stance to have a bayonet fitted, but by his hand position on the trigger guard, says to me, he "ain't carrying anything in his mag he means to use"

The other key thing noticeable in that photoshop photo, is that we always had the front part of the sling removed from the rifle, and made into a loop and anchored around our wrists. A trend we started, which caught on fairly quickly, as soldiers were dragged away by screaming women and crowds, and their weapon ended up on the wrong side, quite OFTEN