This video explores the bayonet development for the US Krag rifle, focusing on the adoption of a Swiss M1889 pattern knife bayonet. It details the subsequent, unsuccessful attempt to create a Bowie knife-style bayonet that also served as an entrenching tool in 1900. The video then discusses Captain Hugh Long's bolo bayonet concept, designed for jungle warfare in the Philippines and tested in limited numbers. The Krag's bayonet development was cut short by the introduction of the 1903 Springfield rifle.
This video analyzes the historical US M1915 Bolo Bayonet, a dual-purpose combat and utility knife developed from Captain Hugh D. Wise's recommendations in the Philippines. The description details its origins, the advantages of its machete-like blade for bayonet recovery and bushwhacking, experimental designs, formal adoption in 1915, production at Springfield Armory, and its service life, including replacing the M1913 cavalry saber for the 26th Cavalry during World War Two. It highlights the bayonet's popularity and effectiveness as a tool for soldiers.
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