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Weapons #10: Bayonet Fighting, Vol. 1

Manual of Bayonet Exercises, United States Army, (Provisional), 1907 (War Department Document No. 287)
A very rare early bayonet manual used by the U.S. Army prior to the World War. 21 pages, illustrated with drawings.

Manual of the Bayonet, United States Army, 1913 (War Department Document No. 435)
An expanded edition of the earlier bayonet manual, printed a year before the World War started. 32 pages, illustrated with drawings

Manual of Bayonet Training, Fort Shafter, H. T., 1917
A very rare and very interesting manual written in question and answer format, based off of “Notes on Bayonet Training” (and using many of the same illustrations.). Locally published in 1917 in the Hawaii Territories by the Regimental Press Print, Fort Shafter, H.T. Contains 20 pages illustrated with photographs and drawings.

Notes on Bayonet Training (War Department Document No. 578)
A manual compiled by the U.S. Army from foreign sources. 34 pages, illustrated with photographs and drawings.

Notes on Bayonet Training No. 2 (War Department Document No. 649)
A U.S. Army manual that was adapted from a Canadian publication. 94 pages, illustrated with numerous photographs of bayonet fighting techniques.

Bayonet Training Manual (War Department Document No. 754)
A 40-page training manual produced by the U.S. Army in 1918. Reflects the influences of foreign bayonet doctrine on the U.S. Army. Illustrated with photographs and drawings.

Price: $30