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U.S. Army pre-World War II bayonet instruction video on the guard position.
A detailed video describing the purpose and positioning of the guard bayonet position. Clear shot of WW1-era type 1 service boots worn with lace-up canvas leggings. Demonstration of the three different ways to move from the rest position into the guard position. Common errors made in taking the guard position. Officer goes down the line of trainees one by one, showing each one his mistakes in taking the guard position and how to correct them.
A pre-World War II U.S. Army introductory film on bayonet training intended for instructors.
U.S Army Signal Corps film about bayonet training film. Narrator introduces the purpose of the bayonet over battlefield footage in a a training scenario. Soldiers crouching in a trench, WW1 era Vickers machine gun in use. Soldiers lying in brush in a field. Soldiers charging a trench. Narrator describes what must be required of a soldier to be able to wield a bayonet (physical agility, mental alertness, etc.). Footage of U.S. soldiers wearing boxing gloves sparring with one another in a field learning hand to hand combat skills, as well as some footage track and field events including a running race and shotput event. Two soldiers practicing sparring with fake bayonets while narrator discusses the main points of how to use a bayonet.
U.S. Army pre-World War II bayonet instruction video on the long thrust attack.
Demonstration of the long thrust attack with a fake bayonet. Narrator discusses the specifics of the long thrust attack - foot positioning, hand positioning, etc. More demonstrations. Two soldiers practicing the move facing one another. Narrator discusses eye position and distance required for a long thrust attack.
U.S. Army pre-World War II bayonet instruction video on the common mistakes made in the long thrust attack.
Officer moves down a line of 6 soldiers, instructing each one to perform the long thrust attack towards him. Officer points out and corrects each trainee's mistakes. Exercise performed on a field with targets and other military training equipment in the distance.
U.S. Army pre-World War II bayonet instruction video on how to withdraw from a long thrust attack.
Narrator describes how to withdraw from a long thrust attack over footage of a soldier demonstrating it in slow motion. Includes both font and side views of the movement. Narrator then discusses common errors made when withdrawing from a long thrust attack over footage of trainees practicing the move.
U.S. Army pre-World War II instruction video on how to teach trainees to combine the long thrust bayonet attack with it's withdrawal.
Narrator discusses logistics of combining the long thrust bayonet attack with the withdrawal from said attack, and how to coach a group of soldiers into being fluid with the movement. This occurs over footage of an instructor demonstrating the move, first slowly and then at full speed. 6 trainees practice the moves with an instructor coaching them. First each move is done one by one, then chained together until all are performed in one fluid movement. The entire sequence is practiced two times. Final instruction given by the narrator is to practice in pairs without commands.