Royal Irish Constabulary Rifle

[Aragorn243]

Found the bayonet for it this morning, knew I had one, just didn't know exactly where. Perfect fit. Does make me curious as to why a police force would need bayonets however, intimidation factor perhaps?

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[browningautorifle]

intimidation factor

For sure. I wondered which bayonet, maybe the 1888 pattern?

[Strangely Brown]

Does make me curious as to why a police force would need bayonets however, intimidation factor perhaps?

Ireland under British rule has a long history of civil disobedience which continues to this day, the fixed bayonet does however have a calming factor when shown to an unruly crowd!

When troops were first called into Northern Ireland in 1969 one of the first complaints was that the troops had bayonets which were then quickly withdrawn and returned to the regimental armouries.