10-071 Garand Picture of the Day - training with bayonets

[Mark in Rochester]

Troops training with bayonets.
Location: Ft Benning, GA, US
Date taken: 1943
Photographer: Myron Davis

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[browningautorifle]

I remember a discussion that you NEVER handle the upper handguard on the M1. So much for that theory!

[Bill Hollinger]

I believe that is a proper grip for use with a bayonet.

[browningautorifle]

You are correct sir! I used to teach bayonet fighting to the troops, my last class was in the spring of 07. I was being a smart-a**

[gunner]

The third man will get in troubles if he hit a bone. Your hand can really fast slip over the grip into your own blade.

Regards

Gunner

[browningautorifle]

Bitte, Mien Herr! They are all recruits I think. They will learn with time and coaching.

[Bob Seijas]

Back in the 1960's we had Riot Training using M1s with fixed bayonets and something called "The Berlin Shuffle." Right hand gripping the pistol grip, left hand gripping the front handguard from the top ... advance the left foot with a stomp, drag the right foot forward. Stomp, drag, stomp, drag ... it was pretty impressive to see a platoon in a diamond formation moving forward like that, bayonets first. It was designed to break up crowds into smaller groups and to drive through the outliers to get to the ringleaders in the center.

[browningautorifle]

In the 70's we did that also here in Canada. It was the doctrine for riot control.

[gunner]

browningautorifle,

danke für den Hinweis. I thought that they were recruits, but this was what i`ve seen happened often. And if you`ve seen injuries between a simple cut in a finger and a huge cut thru four fingers, a picture like that remembers you quick to this. I`m sure that this guys learned it very good and not only this if it weren`t so they`ve never won the war and they were never knewn as the best Army in the world!!!....... Except my platoon in our Army

Regards

Gunner