Editing Bayonet (section)

==Contemporary bayonets==
Today, the bayonet is rarely used in one-to-one combat.<ref name="sadefensejournal.com"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Knives of War: An International Guide to Military Knives from World War I to the Present|first1=Gordon|last1=Hughes|first2=Barry|last2=Jenkins|first3= Robert A.|last3=Buerlein|publisher=Paladin Press| year= 2006|pages=101–110}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfBslF4gUVwC&q=unarmed+combat|pages=175–179|title=The Elite Forces Handbook of Unarmed Combat|isbn=9780312264369|publisher=St Martin's Press|last1=Shillingford|first1=Ron|year=2001}}</ref> Despite its limitations, many modern [[assault rifle]]s (including [[bullpup]] designs) retain a bayonet lug and the bayonet is issued by many armies. The bayonet is used for controlling prisoners, or as a weapon of last resort.<ref name="sadefensejournal.com"/> In addition, some authorities have concluded that the bayonet serves as a useful training aid in building [[morale]] and increasing desired aggressiveness in troops.<ref name = "FM 3-25.150">{{cite book |title=FM 3 25.150 COMBATIVES ( HAND TO HAND COMBAT) |date=18 January 2002 |url=https://archive.org/details/fm-3-25.150-combatives-hand-to-hand-combat/mode/2up |access-date=18 September 2023 |publisher=Headquarters Department of the Army |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/documents/vol_02/iss_1/CAJ_vol2.1_07_e.pdf |access-date=2012-10-23 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523124550/http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/documents/vol_02/iss_1/CAJ_vol2.1_07_e.pdf |archive-date=23 May 2013 |df=dmy| title=The Psychology of the Bayonet|author=Major William Beaudoin, CD}}</ref>

Today's bayonets often double as multi-purpose utility knives, bottle openers or other tools. Issuing one modern multi-purpose bayonet/knife is also more cost effective than issuing separate specialty bayonets, and field/combat knives.

===Soviet Union===
The original [[AK-47]] has an adequate but unremarkable bayonet. However, the [[AKM#Accessories|AKM Type I bayonet]] (introduced in 1959) was an improvement of the original design.<ref name="worldbayonets.com">http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/ak_bayonets/ak_bayonets.html | Kalashnikov Bayonets Ralph E. Cobb, 2010</ref> It has a Bowie style (clip-point) blade with saw-teeth along the spine, and can be used as a multi-purpose survival knife and wire-cutter when combined with its steel scabbard.<ref name="worldbayonets.com"/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR0weLGUG6o how to use the wire cutter on an akm /ak 47 bayonet]. YouTube (16 July 2009). Retrieved on 2011-09-27.</ref> The [[AK-74]] bayonet [[AK-74#Accessories|6Kh5]] (introduced in 1983) represents a further refinement of the AKM bayonet. "It introduced a radical blade cross-section, that has a flat milled on one side near the edge and a corresponding flat milled on the opposite side near the false edge."<ref name="worldbayonets.com"/> The blade has a new spear point and an improved one-piece moulded plastic grip, making it a more effective fighting knife.<ref name="worldbayonets.com"/> It also has saw-teeth on the false edge and the usual hole for use as a wire-cutter.<ref name="worldbayonets.com"/> The wire cutting versions of the AK bayonets each have an electrically insulated handle and an electrically insulated part of the scabbard, so it can be used to cut an electrified wire.

===United States===
The American [[M16 rifle]] used the [[M7 bayonet]] which is based on earlier designs such as the [[M4 bayonet|M4]], [[M5 bayonet|M5]] and [[M6 bayonet|M6]] models, all of which are direct descendants of the [[M3 Fighting Knife]] and have a spear-point blade with a half sharpened secondary edge. The newer [[M9 bayonet|M9]] has a clip-point blade with saw-teeth along the spine, and can be used as a multi-purpose knife and wire-cutter when combined with its scabbard. It can even be used by troops to cut their way free through the relatively thin metal skin of a crashed helicopter or airplane. The current USMC [[OKC-3S bayonet]] bears a resemblance to the Marines' iconic [[Ka-Bar]] fighting knife with serrations near the handle.

===People's Republic of China===
The AK-47 was adopted by China as the [[Type 56 assault rifle]] and includes an integral folding spike bayonet, similar to the SKS rifle.<ref name="Century 2000. page 230-231">{{cite book|title=Military Small Arms of the 20th Century|edition= 7th|first1=Ian V.|last1=Hogg|first2=John S.|last2=Weeks|publisher=Krause Publications|year=2000|pages=230–231}}</ref> Some Type 56s may also use the AKM Type II bayonet.<ref name="Century 2000. page 230-231"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ak47bayonets.com/AK47_Bayonet_Chinese.php |access-date=2012-10-18 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426090259/http://www.ak47bayonets.com/AK47_Bayonet_Chinese.php |archive-date=26 April 2012 |title=Chinese AK Bayonets}}</ref> The latest Chinese rifle, the [[QBZ-95]], has a multi-purpose knife bayonet similar to the US M9.

===Belgium===
The [[FN FAL]] has two types of bayonet. The first is a traditional spear point bayonet. The second is the Type C socket bayonet introduced in the 1960s.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/fal_page/fal_bayonets.html|World{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bayonets. FN FAL Bayonets</ref> It has a hollow handle that fits over the muzzle and slots that lined up with those on the FALs 22&nbsp;mm NATO-spec flash hider.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Its spear-type blade is offset to the side of the handle to allow the bullet to pass beside the blade.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===United Kingdom===
The current British L3A1 socket bayonet is based on the [[FN FAL]] Type C socket bayonet with a clip-point blade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/fal_page/fal_bayonets.html|title=FN-FAL Bayonets|website=worldbayonets.com}}</ref> It has a hollow handle that fits over the [[SA80|SA80/L85 rifle's]] muzzle and slots that lined up with those on the flash eliminator. The blade is offset to the side of the handle to allow the bullet to pass beside the blade. It can also be used as a multi-purpose knife and wire-cutter when combined with its scabbard.<ref name="sadefensejournal.com"/> The scabbard also has a sharpening stone and folding saw blade.<ref name="sadefensejournal.com"/> The use of contemporary bayonets by the British army was noted during the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan war]] in 2004.<ref name="jstorbayonet"/> Traditionally, bayonets are instead called swords in [[The Rifles]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why do the rifles call bayonets swords? – Sage-Advices |url=https://sage-advices.com/why-do-the-rifles-call-bayonets-swords/#:~:text=In%20The%20Rifles,%20the%20weapons%20usually%20referred%20to%20as%20bayonets%20in%20the%20rest%20of%20British%20Army,%20and%20other%20armies%20around%20the%20world,%20are%20called%20swords.%20Not%20only%20did%20the%20swords%20compensate%20for%20the%20reduced%20length%20of%20the%20rifle,%20they%20could%20also%20be%20used%20as%20close%20quarters%20weapons. |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=sage-advices.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rifles {{!}} The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/rifles/#:~:text=Renown%20for%20their%20fitness,%20initiative%20and%20fighting%20spirit%20in%20Spain%20and%20Portugal;%20Riflemen%20were%20the%20first%20to%20be%20issued%20rifles%20and%20'swords'%20rather%20than%20muskets%20and%20bayonets. |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=www.army.mod.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Germany===
The [[Heckler & Koch G3|H&K G3 rifle]] uses two types of bayonets, both of which is mounted above the G3's rifle barrel.<ref name="jeffreyhayes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.jeffreyhayes.com/books/ebook/G3.pdf |access-date=2012-10-17 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021021531/http://www.jeffreyhayes.com/books/ebook/G3.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2012 | title=Bayonet for Heckler & Koch rifles by R.D.C. Evans. October 2009|work=Bayonet Studies Series|issue=4}}</ref> The first is the standard G3 bayonet which has a blade similar to the American [[M7 bayonet]].<ref name="jeffreyhayes.com"/> The second is an Eickhorn KCB-70 type multi-purpose knife bayonet, featuring a clip-point with saw-back, a wire-cutter scabbard and a distinctive squared handgrip.<ref name="jeffreyhayes.com"/> For the [[Heckler & Koch G36|H&K G36]] there was little use of modified [[AKM]] type II knife bayonets from stocks of the former Nationale Volksarmee (National People's Army) of East Germany. The original muzzle-ring was cut away and a new, large diameter muzzle ring welded in place. The original leather belt hanger was replaced by a complex web and plastic belt hanger designed to fit the West German load bearing equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Germany__Post_WW_II_/germany_post_wwii_2.html|title=Bayonets of Post-War Germany|website=worldbayonets.com}}</ref>

===Austria===
The [[Steyr AUG]] uses two types of bayonet. The first and most common is an Eickhorn KCB-70 type multi-purpose bayonet with an M16 bayonet type interface. The second are the [[Glock knife|Glock ''Feldmesser 78'' (Field Knife 78) and the ''Feldmesser 81'' (Survival Knife 81)]], which can also be used as a bayonet, by engaging a socket in the pommel (covered by a plastic cap) into a bayonet adapter that can be fitted to the AUG rifle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Austria/Austria_2.html|title=Bayonets of Austria|website=worldbayonets.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Austria/feldmesser78_aug.pdf|title=World Bayonets. Austria. Image of Glock Knife mounted on Stryr AUG|accessdate=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>[http://www.armasadictos.com/aa/armas-blancas/bayoneta/6-glock-78-cuchillo-de-campo-o-bayoneta Glock 78 field knife or bayonet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183546/http://www.armasadictos.com/aa/armas-blancas/bayoneta/6-glock-78-cuchillo-de-campo-o-bayoneta |date=29 October 2013 }}. Created on 23 July 2012. Written by Ramon A. Castella.</ref> These bayonets are noteworthy, as they were meant to be used primarily as field or survival knives and use as a bayonet was a secondary consideration. They can also be used as throwing knives and have a built-in [[bottle opener]] in the [[crossguard]].<ref name="Glock Field Knives">{{Cite web|url=https://botach.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422033251/http://www.botachtactical.com/glockknives.html|url-status=dead|title=Botach.com &#124; Law Enforcement, Military & Public Safety Gear &#124; FREE Shipping|archive-date=22 April 2012|website=botach.com}}</ref><ref name="knifethrowing.info">{{cite web|url=http://www.knifethrowing.info/glock_throwing_knife.html|title=Review FM81 throwing knife (Glock)|author=Christian Thiel|access-date=24 August 2015}}</ref>

===France===
The French use a more traditional spear point bayonet with the current [[FAMAS]] bayonet which is nearly identical to that of the [[MAS-49 rifle|M1949/56]] bayonet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/France/france_2.html|title=Bayonets of France|website=worldbayonets.com}}</ref> The new French [[H&K 416]]F rifle uses the Eickhorn "SG 2000 WC-F", a multi-purpose combat knife/bayonet (similar to the [[KM2000]]) with a wire cutter.<ref name="eickhorn-solingen.de">{{cite web|url=https://www.eickhorn-solingen.de/SG-2000-WC-F/en|title=SG 2000 WC-F|website=www.eickhorn-solingen.de}}</ref> It weighs {{convert|320|g|lb|1|abbr=on}}, is {{convert|30.0|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} long with a half serrated {{convert|17.3|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} blade for cutting through ropes.<ref name="eickhorn-solingen.de"/> The synthetic handle and sheath have electrical insulation that protects up to 10,000 volts. The sheath also has a diamond blade sharpener.

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File:Défilé de la Légion à Orange pour ses 40 ans de garnison.jpg|[[French Foreign Legion|Legionnaires]] of the [[French Armed Forces|French Military]] with [[FAMAS]] rifles and fixed bayonets.
File:01 ak47.jpg|[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[AK-47]] bayonet and scabbard.
File:03 akm.jpg|[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[AKM]] type II bayonet, multi-purpose knife and wire-cutter when combined with its scabbard.
File:NVA AKM Bayonet (2 of 2).JPG|Multi-purpose [[AKM]] Type I bayonet of the [[Nationale Volksarmee]] shown cutting a wire
File:6kh4 wire cutter.jpg|[[Red Army|Soviet]] [[AKM]] type II bayonet and scabbard in wire-cutter configuration.
File:Afghan policeman bayonet.jpg|[[Afghan National Police|Afghan policeman]] with [[AKM]] and AKM Type II bayonet.
File:US-Military-M5-Bayonet1.jpg|The US [[M5 bayonet]] and scabbard used with the [[M1 Garand]]
File:M6 Bayonet.jpg|The US [[M6 bayonet]] and scabbard used with the [[M14 rifle]]
File:M7 Bayonet & M8A1 Sheath MOD.jpg|[[M7 Bayonet]] and M8A1 Sheath used with the [[M16 rifle]]
File:M9bayonet2.jpg|Adopted in 1986, the US [[M9 bayonet]] and scabbard used with the [[M16 rifle]] and [[M4 carbine]].
File:US-Military-M9-Bayonet-used-as-Wirecutter.jpg|[[M9 bayonet]] and scabbard in wire-cutter configuration.
File:USMC-110515-M-JG138-043.jpg|M9 bayonet-fitted [[M4 carbine]] firing during secondary target drills.
File:Bayonet OKC-3S - Ontario Knife Company.jpg|The [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] [[OKC-3S Bayonet]]
File:Combat knife attached to gun.jpg|[[United States Marine Corps|US Marines]] at bayonet practice in 2005.
File:4th MARDIV Rifle Squad Competition- Day 3 230130-M-SU940-1631.jpg|US Marine with OKC-3S attached to an [[M27 IAR]] in 2023. The USMC is one of only a few modern military forces to still teach bayonet fighting as part of basic training.
File:SKS bayonet noBG.jpg|Folding an [[SKS]]-type bayonet.
File:People's Liberation Army Navy sailor with type 56 assault rifle.jpeg|A [[People's Liberation Army Navy|Chinese sailor]] with a [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]] with the integral folding spike bayonet, 1986.
File:Honor guard of the People's Liberation Army.jpg|[[People's Liberation Army|Chinese soldier]] with [[QBZ-95]] rifle and multi-purpose knife bayonet.
File:Indian Army soldier on guard at the India Gate, New Delhi.jpg|[[Indian Army]] [[Gurkha]] with [[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle|L1A1]] ([[FN FAL]]) and traditional bayonet.
File:Present Arms fixing bayonet.JPG|[[Japanese Ground Self Defense Force]] infantrymen with their [[Howa Type 64]] with bayonet fixed.
File:Brazilian Army SOF.jpeg|[[Brazilian Army]] [[paratrooper]]s with [[FN FAL]] rifles with Type C socket bayonets on parade.
File:Early FN FAL.jpg|Early [[FN FAL]] and bayonet.
File:Kuwaiti soldier with his FN FAL rifle.jpg|[[Kuwait Army|Kuwaiti soldier]] with his [[FN FAL]] rifle with bayonet.
File:L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle MOD 45162213 (L3A1 crop).jpg|British-issue L3A1 bayonet. Note the slot in the blade to attach the wire-cutter scabbard.
File:L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle MOD 45162213 (L3A1 scabbard crop).jpg|L3A1 scabbard. Note the lug to attach the bayonet for wire cutting.
File:Sacrifice honoured at National Act of Remembrance MOD 45163258.jpg|British servicemen with fixed L3A1 bayonets on [[SA80|L85A2]] rifles. The L3A1's blade is offset to permit firing.
File:Palace guard at the royal palace, Oslo.jpg|Palace guard at the royal palace, Oslo. Note the G3-type rifle with a bayonet over the barrel.
File:Glock Feldmesser FM 78.JPG|[[Glock knife|Glock field knife/bayonet]] and its scabbard. The upper [[crossguard]] is bent forward and can be used as a bottle opener.
File:Defense.gov photo essay 120831-D-VO565-009.jpg|Irish Army Honor Guard. Note Steyr AUG with EICKHORN KCB-70 type multi-purpose bayonet
File:Navy members of the Royal Guard of Honour - Flickr - NZ Defence Force.jpg|Royal New Zealand Navy Guard of Honour. Note Individual Weapon Steyr with American M7 bayonets.
File:Changing the Guard ceremony in Québec during the summer 09.jpg|The [[Royal 22nd Regiment]] of [[Canada]] unfixing their bayonets.
File:Marines Rehearse for Presidential Inauguration 130117-M-YO938-821.jpg|[[United States Marines|Marines]] from [[Marine Barracks Washington D.C.]] fix their bayonets during rehearsals for the presidential inauguration.
File:LAPA FA Mod 3.svg|[[Brazil]]ian [[LAPA FA-03]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olive|first=Ronaldo|date=12 September 2013|title=Morre o projetista Nelmo Suzano|url=https://www.planobrazil.com/2013/09/12/morre-o-projetista-nelmo-suzano/|url-status=live|access-date=11 July 2021|website=Plano Brazil|language=pt-BR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505234025/http://www.planobrazil.com:80/2013/09/12/morre-o-projetista-nelmo-suzano/ |archive-date=5 May 2019 }}</ref>
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