Tom W. Posted 9 June , 2011 Share Posted 9 June , 2011 For the lazy or squeamish soldier, American patent No. 1,265,780, the Bayonet Projector, which allowed a person to thrust his bayonet into the enemy without moving his rifle! The bayonet was spring loaded (12) and was fired by a trigger (17). To reset the bayonet, the soldier pulled back the bolt (9) and locked it into place. The drawing on the top shows the bayonet extended; the one second from the top shows the bayonet retracted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh Mc Posted 9 June , 2011 Share Posted 9 June , 2011 I wonder why the idea never took off....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted 10 June , 2011 Share Posted 10 June , 2011 Shades of the pike! Did the bayonet have a scabbard? If so what did the soldier do with it when bayonet was exposed? Or, if he forgot to remove it, it might have been a useful projectile. Old Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 10 June , 2011 Share Posted 10 June , 2011 Shades of the pike! Did the bayonet have a scabbard? If so what did the soldier do with it when bayonet was exposed? Or, if he forgot to remove it, it might have been a useful projectile. Old Tom Looking at the diagram the bayonet was permanently fixed and exposed but not necessarily extended. One can imagine the mayhem on a crowded troop train with the bayonet release getting accidentally tripped! Perhaps the inventor intended large corks to be issued to put on the bayonet tips? Squaaad fix wait for it Tomkins corks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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