A video for bayonet instructors detailing how to rehearse bayonet movements with a large group of soldiers. Clip shows positioning of a large group to best rehearse these movements, as well as how to pace exercises while trainees become more familiar with the movements.
A detailed video describing the vulnerable parts of the body and, in the case of the throat and the armpits, how best to inflict damage upon those parts with a bayonet. Narrator describes vulnerable parts as the neck, face, chest, lower abdomen, thighs, kidneys, and armpits.
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.
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.
Slow motion demonstration of the fixed bayonet parry left movement without an opponent and with the narrator explaining its execution. Movement then demonstrated against an opponent at full speed, shown from the front and the back. Six soldiers practice one by one in a line, while the narrator discusses the errors each one makes. Description and demonstration of the non-verbal commands an officer would use to signal a parry right or left while training a soldier. Group practicing parries in two lines facing each other with an instructor in the center.
Narrator introduces the bayonet training stick or parry stick over footage of two soldiers practicing with said device. Large group practicing in pairs again with one man thrusting the parry stick and another practicing parries against the stick. Demonstration of the correct and incorrect use of the parry stick. Narrator advises against making false starts or false signals with the parry stick over footage of soldiers making false signals to try to lure their partner into an early parry. Narrator discusses how to incorporate the parry stick into a longer sequence of movements including a thrust through a loop of rope on the end of the parry stick after the parry, which is then followed by a withdrawal. Soldiers are shown practicing this sequence before tossing the training bayonet and the parry stick to one another and switching roles. Large group practicing full sequence. Views of U.S. Army base or training encampment buildings in background.
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