Bayonet - Wire-breakers

[Pitchy]

Hmmmmm.

http://www.bayonetsplus.com/f_wire-breakers.html

[Pisgah]

Brings to mind my dad's tale of his bayonet training in 1943. The instructor demonstrated that firing a round would create a sufficient recoil impulse to dislodge a bayonet lodged in an enemy's body. Dad earned quite a few pushups when he asked, "Sarge, if I have a round left why the heck am I using a bayonet?"

[gamekeeper]

Looks like a neat idea I wonder if they ever experimented with one on a .455 Webley revolver?

[Pitchy]

Thought it was neat never seen one and would like to find one but sounds like they are quite rare.

[Bill in Oregon]

The Wilkinson version almost looks like art.

[Pitchy]

The Wilkinson version almost looks like art.

That`s the one i liked also, could make one.

[Scott Tschirhart]

Ingenious solution to a very real problem, but perhaps not the most practical approach.

[Pitchy]

We went out and made one, not a exact replica but close the one in the picture doesn`t go on the barrel as a Garand does so had to modify a little.
Used a reproduction bayo for the project.

[Pitchy]

Heck ya it works, this video is only for showing that a replica antique works not for general use.

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjmJJ07h438

[gamekeeper]

Excellent Lenn, love that it works too....

[Pitchy]

Thanks John, it was quite a project

[M. M. Wright]

Beautiful work Lenn. Did you shoot a wire in two with it? I've shot them in two accidently when hunting prairie dogs. I know for sure it works. Had to dig in the pickup bed to find stuff to fix the fence with.

[Pitchy]

Beautiful work Lenn. Did you shoot a wire in two with it? I've shot them in two accidently when hunting prairie dogs. I know for sure it works. Had to dig in the pickup bed to find stuff to fix the fence with.

Thanks Ron, yep check the video i posted in my reply after the pictures.

[Rusty]

Brings to mind my dad's tale of his bayonet training in 1943. The instructor demonstrated that firing a round would create a sufficient recoil impulse to dislodge a bayonet lodged in an enemy's body. Dad earned quite a few pushups when he asked, "Sarge, if I have a round left why the heck am I using a bayonet?"

That's what I want to know.