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.
Slow motion demonstration and explanation of the first butt stroke bayonet movement in a US Army training film. Narrator discusses common mistakes made when performing this movement over footage of multiple soldiers in a line practicing one by one. Closeup views of soldiers with rifles that have fixed bayonets demonstrating technique.
Soldier demonstrates each non-verbal command used to signal trainees when teaching bayonet skills. Each command (often a hand gesture or movement) signifies a different move with the bayonet. Narrator lists each move while the soldier demonstrates the commands associated with said moves. Performed in a large field with some sort of residential or barracks-type buildings in the background. Pre World War 2.
Step by step demonstration and description of the first method of disarming an opponent armed with a rifle and bayonet. Closeup of training bayonet. Disarming sequence shown slowly from multiple camera angles. Multiple full speed demonstrations as U.S. Army soldiers switch roles with each disarm during training exercise.
Narrator describes the second of two rifle and bayonet disarming sequences while two soldiers demonstrate step-by-step. Closeups of M1903 Springfield rifle with training bayonet attached. Closeups of U.S. Army soldier's face acting distressed as he is disarmed. Slow and full speed demonstrations of the full sequence. Soldiers swap roles with each disarm event. Pre-WW2.
Pre-WW2 U.S. Army training film shows step-by-step demonstrations and description to disarm an opponent attacking with an overhand knife attack. Closeups of training knife. Multiple camera angles of two soldiers demonstrating the movement slowly and at full speed. Filmed in a large field with training equipment and more soldiers walking in a line in the background. Soldiers grapple for the knife after falling to the ground.
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