A detailed video describing the purpose and positioning of the rest bayonet position. Contains closeups of both rest and guard position, and examples of practicing transition in and out of this position with a larger group of trainees.
A video detailing how to perform the whirl move with a bayonet. How to perform the whirl move from a run and from a static position. All combinations are first shown slowly and then at full speed. Common mistakes made when performing the whirl move.
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.
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