Editing SA80 (section)

===Bayonet===
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In British Armed Forces use, the L85 Rifle is issued with the socket-type L3A1 Bayonet, which has a hollow handle that fits onto the muzzle. The blade is offset to the side of the handle to allow the rifle to be fired while the bayonet is fitted. It is shaped to produce good penetration when thrust and to part a person's ribs without embedding into bone,{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} and a ribbed section for rope cutting. The bayonet handle is shaped so as to allow the bayonet to be used as a [[fighting knife]] in its own right. The issued scabbard features a saw blade for use on wood, a sharpening stone to hone the bayonet, and a bottle opener. When combined with the bayonet, it also forms a wire cutter.<ref name=AC71374/>{{Sfn|Grant|2016|p=59}}

When soldiers from the [[Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment]] went into battle with fixed bayonets on their SA80s during the [[Battle of Danny Boy|Battle of Al Amara]] in Iraq on 14 May 2004, it was the first time fixed bayonets had been used by British troops since the [[Falklands War]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wyatt|first=Caroline|title=Remembering the Battle of Al Amara|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8016685.stm|work=BBC News|access-date=9 April 2011|date=28 April 2009}}</ref> On several occasions, fixed bayonets were used during the Afghanistan conflict.{{Sfn|Grant|2016|p=61}} The bayonet cannot be fitted to the L22 Carbine<ref name=AC70166>{{cite book|author=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)]] |title=Army Code No. 70166 (Revised 1990) [Amended 2009], The Drill Manual|year=2009}}</ref> or L86 Light Support Weapon. As a result, soldiers equipped with the latter sometimes swapped their weapons for vehicle crewmen's L85s when clearing trenches during [[Operation Granby]].{{Sfn|Grant|2016|p=28}}