ShortSeb
Private
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2019
- Location
- Vienna/AUSTRIA
Hi, folks!
I got my uniform(s), I got my gear, I got my rifle. Just one thing would be missing now: my bayonet.
Most of the members at my club are wearing one but I am unsure about it. I tried it and with my height of 5.4 ft I am very uncomfortable with it too.
And based on my researches this was a common thing in the real Confederate Army at this time too. Indeed because a lot of young and untrained soldiers just didn't know what to do with "that thing". I read about stories were soldiers just threw their bayonets away based on that reason.
What is your opinion in the bayonets in the CS?
Is it authentic for me to not wear a bayonet? Either I simply just didn't get one (with my '62 Richmond Rifle) or just gave it away because I know I can't use it effectively?
I got my uniform(s), I got my gear, I got my rifle. Just one thing would be missing now: my bayonet.
Most of the members at my club are wearing one but I am unsure about it. I tried it and with my height of 5.4 ft I am very uncomfortable with it too.
And based on my researches this was a common thing in the real Confederate Army at this time too. Indeed because a lot of young and untrained soldiers just didn't know what to do with "that thing". I read about stories were soldiers just threw their bayonets away based on that reason.
What is your opinion in the bayonets in the CS?
Is it authentic for me to not wear a bayonet? Either I simply just didn't get one (with my '62 Richmond Rifle) or just gave it away because I know I can't use it effectively?