Impressions Bayonets

[JOHN42768]

I spoke with a State Police Trooper who investigated a bayonet stabbing at a reenactment. The perpetrator was found guilty of attempted murder.

Yikes. Know who your friends and enemies are. Dang pointy things

 

[PrivateBrooke]

Once or twice my group has advanced with bayonets fixed, but only if we trust the other group and the idea was whatever was left of them would surrender as soon as we got close enough for hand to hand.

Beyond that just the normal camp uses(stacking arms, candle holders, cooking, etc) and marching in parades.

 

[Trooper "D"]

Back in the day some events would not even allow us to have ramrods, in case someone accidently fired it out the barrel.

Arizona still has that rule. I find it stupid. But then again I have seen ramrods pinwheel through the air at our battle line before. Nobody got hurt but all it takes is one idiot.

 

[Trooper "D"]

I spoke with a State Police Trooper who investigated a bayonet stabbing at a reenactment. The perpetrator was found guilty of attempted murder.

That's a bit harsh isn't it? How did they prove intent I wonder?

 

[Mint Julep]

That's a bit harsh isn't it? How did they prove intent I wonder?

The guy was having an affair with the stabbed man's wife.

 

[Trooper "D"]

Hello everyone, has anyone ever seen bayonets used on the battlefield at any reenactments . I know they are used to stack arms but that's essentially it .

The Great Western Exhibit Center in Los Angeles had huge gun shows way back when. There was a side portion of tarmac and then a small field. Cavalcade through history or something like that was the title for the show back there. Mountain Men through the later Indian Wars, each demonstrating something. That was the first time I saw the mountain men shoot at a tomohak blade, split the ball and pop two balloons to the side and rear of the tomohak girl. The helpers were all young women in bikinis made of buckskin. Hilarious stuff.
There would be two guns fired a lot of smoke and then the Confederate Infantry would run out in line halt and fire a volley at the spectators and charge through the smoke. Bayonets fixed and sabers drawn. Stopped just short of the spectators who lined up along the tarmac edge. I miss those days. Phil Spangenburger was the promoter of that part. When I first met him at 14. That was cool.

 

[Trooper "D"]

The guy was having an affair with the stabbed man's wife.

Oh! That fills in the picture. Thanks for the response.
Cheers!