spike bayonet

Most early musket bayonets were of this type. Beginning in the early 19th century, knife and/or sword bayonets began to appear, which could also be wielded by hand. In the early to mid-20th century, spike bayonets reappeared, often folding or stowed under the barrel for compactness, such as on the French Lebel M1886 and MAS-36, Russian SKS and Mosin-Nagant, German FG 42, and British Lee–Enfield. The Lee-Enfield Rifle No.4 bayonet, took the form of a short spike (but fixed conventionally), and was unpopular due to its length and lack of utility.{{Cite web |title=British No. 4 Spike Bayonets |url=http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Britian__No__4_Spike_Bayonet_/britain_spikes_2.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=worldbayonets.com |language=en-us}}

Spike bayonets have not been popular with armies since the end of World War II, with the exception of China, which attached them to its AK-47 rifle and SKS carbine variants (Type 56 and Type 63).{{Cite web |title=ODIN - OE Data Integration Network |url=https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_56_Chinese_7.62mm_Assault_Rifle |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=odin.tradoc.army.mil}}

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Spike bayonet

Category:18th-century weapons

Category:Victorian-era weapons

Category:World War I infantry weapons

Category:World War II infantry weapons

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