Bayonets of Imperial Germany 1871-1918

skeeter4206 · 07-17-2013, 12:09 AM

Reading in the bayonet book I got last night said that the sawback was found to be wholly useless as a cutting tool and was later deleted from production, with many pioneer bayonets having the saw back ground off. During WWI Britian made much propaganda of the germans' use of saw backed blades and the injuries they could cause. The british themselves chose to ignore their own previous use of saw back blades.

For those that are interested in bayonets, I got this book I have from books a million for really cheap. It shows pictures and brief details of all bayonets for each nation throughout the years. A total of 256 pages from front to back.

Its called:
BAYONETS
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
BY: MARTIN J. BRAYLEY

I have so many bayonets I know nothing about, so maybe I can find out a little information on them now.

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07-17-2013, 12:09 AM	#7
skeeter4206 User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 448 Thanks: 52 Thanked 88 Times in 49 Posts	Reading in the bayonet book I got last night said that the sawback was found to be wholly useless as a cutting tool and was later deleted from production, with many pioneer bayonets having the saw back ground off. During WWI Britian made much propaganda of the germans' use of saw backed blades and the injuries they could cause. The british themselves chose to ignore their own previous use of saw back blades. For those that are interested in bayonets, I got this book I have from books a million for really cheap. It shows pictures and brief details of all bayonets for each nation throughout the years. A total of 256 pages from front to back. Its called: BAYONETS AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY BY: MARTIN J. BRAYLEY I have so many bayonets I know nothing about, so maybe I can find out a little information on them now.