At the time there was a "rifle" butt replacement for the handle of the Webly •445 revolver. Teaming this up with the bayonet would have made a very useful 'carbine' for trench raids !
@erikm124 жыл бұрын
"Supposin' he's got a point-ed Webley..." "SHADDUP!"
@treyspencer16598 жыл бұрын
I love how Ian says computer games
@Redmenace964 жыл бұрын
Right? Is he 60 years old and confused by Pong on a television screen? Would have been more rich with a definitive article, "the computer games". but you can't ask for everything!
@Ralph-yn3gr6 жыл бұрын
That Webley has a bayonet and the magazine isn't in the grip. Doesn't that make it an assault pistol?
@sumvs59924 жыл бұрын
California about to come for Ian!
@thunberbolttwo39534 жыл бұрын
Acording to the law the state of new york passed after sand hook shooting yes.
@KandiKlover3 жыл бұрын
@@thunberbolttwo3953 ahh good ole California and New York. The Sodom and Gomorah of the modern day world.
@ENCHANTMEN_ Жыл бұрын
@@KandiKlover how dare people want to do something about children getting gunned down
@JohnDoe-un2cm Жыл бұрын
@@ENCHANTMEN_ It sure has been effective, oh wait.
@BFNgaming20247 жыл бұрын
I just want a webley. Gorgeous looking revolver with a great history to them
@silverbackseven73 жыл бұрын
I hope you eventually got one.
@marc05238 жыл бұрын
As for whether these were ever used... An old friend said that his Grandad in WW1 was an elite tench fighter. He went into the trenches with two revolvers with blades on them. Not exactly a scientific and bonafide source (two young blokes taking in an AOL call centre) but the detail he gave about the blades on the guns is interesting seeing as these did exist.
@Crimson-kt7fd8 жыл бұрын
This was an interesting one. I know that earlier Pistols, like Flintlocks and Percussion, had some bayonets but I didn't know that they had them for WWI Pistols.
@deepbludreams8 жыл бұрын
Notice how strong this really is, it's attached directly to the center of mass of the webly, also happens to be the strongest part of it's frame, this would work, however dubious in real effect it is, it would work. Now onto those stupid M1913 rail mounted pistol bayonets.....you will snap the rail off if you even attempt to put any striking force that way.....more so if you have a plastic frame.
@deepbludreams8 жыл бұрын
yo boi jonx What? i am talking about the M1913 rail, thats just it's model number, has nothing to do with year. the M1913 is the pict Rail we see on basically all modern firearms, it's not designed to take impact as a bayonet lug.
@deepbludreams8 жыл бұрын
yo boi jonx I'm talking the comercial K-bar pistol bayonets, nobody seriously has put a bayonet on a pistol since the Richard bayonet.
@datguy88057 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, kevlar is a plastic
@100GTAGUY4 жыл бұрын
dat guy I'm personally not sure of the Kevlar fiber's actual chemical make up, but it can be reinforced with plastic resins to create what some call fiber reinforced plastic and or a composite structure.
@Evirthewarrior8 жыл бұрын
and people are acting like pistol bayonets that are made now are silly... You never know when you might end up in a trench with more people to fight than you have bullets!
@damiangrouse45648 жыл бұрын
Jobby Bones Bludgeoning "guys" with your "killer-boner"!? "Not that there's anything wrong with that".🦃
@bobbertbobby39757 жыл бұрын
my thought is tho...a pistol fight in a trench or anywhere else you have a pistol...they can be shot one handed (and in super close fighting one handed would be just as accurate) so you could easily hold your revolver or handgun in one hand and a knife in the other. not like a rifle where holding it one handed is super awakward and hard to do..so yeah..also you cant holster a rifle...you can a handgun so...why is all i ask. it may be cool yeah but its not needed and if anything adds steps before you can holster and maybe pick up an enemies weapon. so you have to discard your handgun or fumble around with the bayonet so..ya see?
@SHDW-nf2ki7 жыл бұрын
thats cause most modern bayonetes are shit because no one expects you to have to use it in day-to-day life.
@robertgiggie63666 жыл бұрын
except that an officer (who might expect to use a side arm) might want his other hand free for anything from admin duties to throwing a grenade to radioing.
@420JackG6 жыл бұрын
The german bayonet is totally badass.
@ReginaldKillington8 жыл бұрын
Sorry to nitpick, but the British army is the only one of the three arms not referred to as "royal," at least since the civil war. Interesting piece!
@colbeausabre88425 жыл бұрын
Quite right. The Royal Navy is "Royal" because it was founded by the sovereign's decree and was legally regarded as a privilege granted to the monarch by parliament. The Army, however, belongs to the British people, not the monarch. They even fought a series of civil wars in the mid-1600's to prove the point. Certain regiments and corps are designated "royal" as a honorific to recognize continued superior performance. If a unit has evolved from a "royal" unit, it will be also "royal". Example: the Royal Air force evolved from the Royal Naval Air Service. royal due its descent from the Royal Navy, and the Royal Flying Corps, which descended from the Royal Engineers
@stephenbritton92975 жыл бұрын
@@colbeausabre8842 Royal Marines earned the title "Royal" for their fidelity and courage sometime around 1800 - I can't remember exactly.
@haltomont4 жыл бұрын
lol yer both assholes how about the rcn?
@jakublulek32614 жыл бұрын
@@colbeausabre8842 By "people" you mean "parliament"?
@Redmenace964 жыл бұрын
@@haltomont Don't be a troll. Forgotten Weapons has a lot of old people who like it, and very many nice people. "asshole" is really harsh.
@pepperspray73868 жыл бұрын
Imagine Dirty Harry with a bayonet on his .44 mag. Sharks with laser beams on their heads wouldn't stand a chance.
@Oblithian4 жыл бұрын
But probably not the laser dragon from FC3-BD. That thing was the epitome of gratuitous destruction.
@Redmenace964 жыл бұрын
Pure gold. "Some sort of, 'stabby, bayonet implement'. " You just made my Memorial Day weekend. I need more 'stabby' in my life.
@ABowlofPho8 жыл бұрын
I predict DLC from EA with this as an add-on attachment for Battlefield 1. Other than that, that's a really interesting bayonet concept.
@ABowlofPho8 жыл бұрын
BaconOddity Tell me how I can get and equip a bayonet on my Webley in the game at the moment.
@niteblood968 жыл бұрын
#DICE get on it!
@ABowlofPho8 жыл бұрын
***** Well, that would be the practical thing to do but it's all about that wow factor with these things
@MrMiddleWick7 жыл бұрын
As the officer with sword in one hand and revolver in your other hand I would actually use this bayonet, this way you don't have to drop the revolver during trench raids to fight hand to hand to take out the knife, what takes time etc. I think this actually is practical, just not as the primary weapon.
@ianmacfarlane12417 жыл бұрын
carroj9 Like a weaponised spork? 😄
@kingflynxi94208 жыл бұрын
Does it have a bipod attachment? ;)
@ohredhk8 жыл бұрын
for the pistol or the bayonet?
@jonasciliento3368 жыл бұрын
Hey guys I just unlocked a bipod for my plane
@Rbrowno978 жыл бұрын
Put a rifle stock on it, a hand fitted ergonomic grip and some period radium sights (gotta get your historic dosage of radioactive material) and you've got yourself a trench raiding/ medium range beast! :D
@Rbrowno977 жыл бұрын
Austin David indeed! :D
@terminator5727 жыл бұрын
*Pibod. :)
@TheGM-20XX8 жыл бұрын
Holyshit, Gunblades were real.
@JL-dance8 жыл бұрын
TheGM you should check out old flintlock gun hatchets and swords with literaly gun hilts
@Oblithian4 жыл бұрын
Isn't there also an older cutlass pistol?
@ianfinrir87242 жыл бұрын
@@Oblithian Elgin Cutlass Pistol.
@BurtSampson8 жыл бұрын
They have this in Verdun but not in BF1. Get your shit together DICE.
@RavemastaJ8 жыл бұрын
Bayonet charge! With a pistol!
@Crimson-kt7fd7 жыл бұрын
I agree, DICE should have added stuff like this.
@churchillmk77 жыл бұрын
don't worry, they'll add it in as DLC and it'll cost $29.99
@coltonsin647 жыл бұрын
More incentive to use bayonets is the LAST thing the players of BF1 need.
@solhamer35027 жыл бұрын
Burt Sampson BF1 is bollocks. It's so bad it's offensive to the memory of those who fought. Verdun on the other hand is a masterpiece. It's terrifying, brutal, realistic and historically accurate. A fraction of the price for an infinitely better game.
@KrisKrieg18 жыл бұрын
I've seen this in Verdun before. Really excited to see this one :D
@Cakeyflour8 жыл бұрын
Bayonet on my revolver? Nah, I'll hold out for a grenade launcher.
@Entiox5 жыл бұрын
I have one of the reproductions for my Mark VI. I still need to fit it to the pistol.
@SirionBloodmoon8 жыл бұрын
Ian could with his voice fit perfectly as an dungeon master in an D&D game.
@chikenchasa7 жыл бұрын
"you call that a knife.... *THIS* is a knife!"
@douglasfulmer54838 жыл бұрын
*COUGH*Verdun*COUGH*
@patrykkotkowski87815 жыл бұрын
*COUGH*bestweaponinverdun*COUGH*
@autofox17447 жыл бұрын
The most tactical revolver. Also, "stabby bayonet implement" is totally the technical term for this.
@the51project8 жыл бұрын
This is the single best channel for BBQ'd corn or hotdogs, or a world war.
@Redmenace964 жыл бұрын
Did he say, "Maybe, Stab something." ?!? at the end? Very funny. Love guns, love history, love FW. Ian may be getting loopy, late at night. Thanks for the stabbing advice!
@mitchdocherty55438 жыл бұрын
Always Historic Alway entertaining. Keep up the great work! Your love of history/firearms is amazing and is much appreciated.
@dancingwiththedarkness33524 жыл бұрын
The Japanese would have loved this, even putting bayonets on their machineguns in WW-2.
@alifr40882 жыл бұрын
Putting bayonets on their service katana
@steveholmes11 Жыл бұрын
They'd have put a bayonet on a hand grenade if there was room. ;-)
@justinquaylepate13584 жыл бұрын
I would have definitely been in favor of those bayonets being produced during WWI, WWII, and the Korean War that way British officers and NCOs would have an excellent secondary weapon along with their Webley pistol. One minor difference is I would extend the blade to 12.5 inches ( 4 inches longer)
@johnhauser84943 жыл бұрын
Practical or not that's so cool. It amazes me a bit how perfectly they fit too. It looks like the gun was intended to accept that bayonet. Pretty genius and simple too.
@Captain__Harlock8 жыл бұрын
Nice. I was never much interested in English pistols or revolvers until I saw this. Surefire way to get my attention: add a blade to something! Now let me do some research on Webley pistols and see how they function and they price.
@jacobstaten23665 жыл бұрын
It'd be funny to open carry this.
@steveholmes11 Жыл бұрын
I wasn't there (obviously) but would imagine one of the big trench knives in the off hand a superior fighting combination. A revolver bayonet seems like several opportunities to impale yourself - not least if re-loading. I do admire the simple yet robust engineering involved. Something to bear in mind is the officer's other duties. Communication (often by whistle) and night time navigation (compass with a fluorescent needle) - both require a free hand. Relatively short numbers suggest most officers found alternate ways to address close fighting. By this time the officer's sabre is back in stores - a trip hazard in the mud and wire between the trenches. Also a give-away that the bearer is a high-value target. By the second (tin hat) phase of the war, officers tried to eliminate cues for enemy snipers. They'd swap the Webley for an En fiend rifle during offensives, and abandon the tailored uniform trousers for something cut much closer to the general issue,.
@samdavies17526 жыл бұрын
That webley with the bayonet on it is one of the most menacing weapons I've ever seen
@davidstegman81477 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian.
@corystreat7605 Жыл бұрын
This was a big help!
@VegasCyclingFreak8 жыл бұрын
Interesting piece of history
@feraligatorade998 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the early 20th century answer to "how do we make this weapon more effective?". Put a bayonet on it!
@Sabrowsky3 жыл бұрын
it looks silly, but also looks rad as fuck
@ianfinrir87242 жыл бұрын
It's right at the crossroads of cool and silly.
@felixfrederickarchery8778 жыл бұрын
I saw one of these in Ypres, there was also a bayonet on a 1917 revolver. Do you know anything about the 1917. They also had weird stocks.
@Skyfox948 жыл бұрын
magnificent concept.
@factweekly11708 жыл бұрын
I saw the thumbnail that had rope, a bayonet, and a webley and my first thought was a shootable knife...
@FilmAcolyteReturns7 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine using a bayonet at the end of a top break revolver to be a very good idea. The pivot in the frame already weakens the gun's structure. You would be placing a fair amount of stress directly on the hinge as well as the hinge release.
@ezzz428 жыл бұрын
id take one with me, why not. shooty, stabby in one hand, maybe a club or a shovel in the other, in a cramped space you wouldnt feel unarmed.
@Jesses0018 жыл бұрын
It is a neat idea that I always kind of liked. You can get modern pistol bayonets as well, and they would work just fine, except that it is far more practical to put a flashlight and/or laser on instead. Maybe I should combine a flashlight and laser into a bayonet and have it all! I can not patent that though, so anyone who can make that happen is free to take the idea, ha.
@possiblycrazy4427 жыл бұрын
7:09 le *ding*
@thegoldencaulk27428 жыл бұрын
These are super interesting. Such a strange concept, putting a bayonet on a revolver.
@Wilson2005WAW8 жыл бұрын
that's very unique.
@spockspock2 жыл бұрын
Nice equipment.
@matusfekete65036 жыл бұрын
Will Pritchard Bayonet work on Webley-Fosbery Autorevolver? That would be really cool.
@letmeouttamycage7 жыл бұрын
I can't believe verdun has this and not dice. Damn!
@warriorwolf778 жыл бұрын
I doubt it was my request that made you post this but thank you anyway, some bayonets I've seen are really unique and some stupid too so it's always nice to see more
@konnigkratz8 жыл бұрын
Hey, it's actually pronounced Barkshire, confusing I know. Love your content, not trying to be douchey.
@pathowgate25448 жыл бұрын
Was about to comment the same thing
@chrisstephens66738 жыл бұрын
Surely you mean Bark-sher? And thinkng of things English, what's with the crappy stamping of "England" on the Webley?
@BadlanderOutsider8 жыл бұрын
Late War Time Production. That Webley's stamped 1918, so a lot of the time finish and markings weren't as high quality due to the production requirements.
@ProudToBeNoob8 жыл бұрын
Although you do have to commend that he pronounced the shire bit correctly. Most Americans I've met get that one wrong.
@chrisstephens66738 жыл бұрын
It is a "Shire" but most home counties folk pronounce it "sher" as in "washer". I don't think anybody would have commented save for the fact he, admiably, tries to get names right.
@Saycomeoutkeegan8 жыл бұрын
WOW,THATS NUTS
@Akhi11eus8 жыл бұрын
I kind of wanted to see the sight picture with the bayonet attached, and hear about how front-heavy the gun became.
@mickles19758 жыл бұрын
There's a Royal Air Force and a Royal Navy but the army is the British Army, not royal. No idea why.
@JIMTHACKER8 жыл бұрын
The British Army is historically a collection of militias raised at the behest of the Monarch, it answers to Parliament rather than the Monarch. My father was in the Royal Marines and didn't have any respect for the Army, they have a deep seated distrust of the Army which I gather is historical.
@mickles19758 жыл бұрын
The army feels the same about the Royal Marines I'm sure. And the RAF look down on everybody. LOL
@JIMTHACKER8 жыл бұрын
The Parachute regiment have a long history of rivalry between the Royal Marines as they are both elite fighting forces, the regular Army though know that they are a world apart from them both. Para para in the sky living proof that shit can fly. Marine marine in a boat living proof that shit can float.
@nickmoore3858 жыл бұрын
Dates back to the civil war. The British Army is the descendant of the New Model Army and is very definitely Parliament's.
@DoeJam138 жыл бұрын
Because during the war to turn the kingdom into a constitutional monarchy the Royal Army was the royalist faction (hint: they eventually lost). The British Army won, hence they keep the name. The Royal Navy and Air Force (which if I recall correctly grew out of the Navy) have no such ties to the conflict and so keep the "Royal" appellation.
@basp-ef7jx3 жыл бұрын
That's fucking awesome!
@Tiger_Smash593 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Andy serkis in Deathwatch!
@saturn5806 жыл бұрын
Looks cool and well made. Though I imagine the time you'd save by not reaching for your trench knife would be far exceeded by the time you'd waste operating a clumsy, front-heavy revolver. Also, regular knives allow for a far greater range of stabbing and slashing attacks, while bayonets are mostly limited to thrusting. On a rifle, the reach of a bayonet is a big advantage. On a pistol, not so much.
@flypast97258 жыл бұрын
The webley is a nice looking gun
@demonprinces174 жыл бұрын
Just saw this on C &R
@stoneblue17958 жыл бұрын
Neat stuff, brother. Enjoyable. You seem to serve up the weird and unique, plus we get our history fix too!
@angry_z_rider42758 жыл бұрын
My father and i are collectors and im sad to say he beat me to the punch on getting a webley but i am gonna show him the video and see how long it takes him to find one of these.
@franksinatra22654 жыл бұрын
Good reproductions are available!
@jameswhoneedstoknow51485 жыл бұрын
I've seen one in a private collection and that's the only one I've seen in person
@BadlanderOutsider8 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video about a very novel accessory! Just one little quibble, it's the British Army, not the Royal Army.
@KincadeCeltoSlav8 жыл бұрын
Frickin' Cool!
@Codevil.2 жыл бұрын
I want many, for every model of pistol , and shotgun and lmg and rifle
@dentistguba7 жыл бұрын
The shape of a revolver handle might let you hurl this at the enemy when out of ammo lol.
@LadyAnuB8 жыл бұрын
It is the British Army. Royal is for the other branches in the UK and various Commonwealth countries.
@cariboupetepeterson37118 жыл бұрын
Excellent video!
@amaya1000rr8 жыл бұрын
Is there any record as to how this was actually used? It seams that if you grasp the barrel with bayonet oriented in an ice pic type grip you could then also use the revolver grip as a club. Might be a decent melee weapon.
@judsongaiden98783 жыл бұрын
Could this be used as a parrying dagger and paired up with a rapier? While attached to a Webley, that is.
@BYLRPhil6 жыл бұрын
The call her Stabitha.
@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming8 жыл бұрын
It's a cool idea,although I can't help but wonder why they didn't drill out the handle to save weight. Very "tacticool" design
@SgtKOnyx8 жыл бұрын
Anthony Williams watch from about 4:00 the handle is pretty much drilled out already He also shows it pretty well as he rotated it at 5:17
@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming8 жыл бұрын
+SgtKOnyx i meant holes straight through,like the pan handle of a trangia stove,just to shave of weight/materials
@lordilluminati58367 жыл бұрын
you mean skeletonize? it wasn't a thing yet.
@davek50575 жыл бұрын
Why lighten the handle when the bayonet makes the gun nose heavy.. it would be even more unbalanced...
@drmaudio8 жыл бұрын
This idea may not be as silly as it seems. I bet it would actually be a somewhat useful combination in a cramped trench. Also, the handle sounds more like bell bronze than gun metal. Perhaps some more recycling going on?
@giterdone24611 ай бұрын
I wish Dice would have added this as an attachment to the Webley Revolver in Battlefield 1.
@randythomet23858 жыл бұрын
Amazon has a reproduction for a bit less than $160 witch is about $50 more than I paid for my shaved Webly Mk.VI. :-)
@HalcyonAcorn3 жыл бұрын
Is this bringing a knife to a gun fight or a gun to a knife fight?!
@ianfinrir87243 жыл бұрын
Yes
@WilliamSmith-gx8ed2 жыл бұрын
Maybe a detachable shoulder stock!! Bill
@Hellspijker8 жыл бұрын
Can you still open/ reload the revolver with the bayonet on there? seems the end of the bayonet is close to the pivot point.
@franksinatra22654 жыл бұрын
Yes you can, though on mine the ejection star would not cam over to return and drop the spent cases.
@justicar58 жыл бұрын
Minor nitpick: The British Army is NOT called the Royal Army, which considering that some units trace themselves back to the regiments of Parliament during the Civil War makes sense. The Navy is Royal the Army is not.
@anatolib.suvarov66215 жыл бұрын
Just a historic note, The British Army is not referred to as the "Royal" Army, as, unlike the Navy, Air Force, and Marines, the Army is not under the direct authority of the Crown. This was done by Parliament, in the era of Cromwell, to prevent the Crown from using the Army to oppress the "people", IE to become an autocracy. The Army could only be used with the consent of Parliament. Needless to say, all branches of the British Armed Forces now are more under the authority of Parliament, but the aforementioned is why the British Army is NOT called the Royal Army.
@ChicagOgre3333 жыл бұрын
I'm calling my Crimson in Destiny 2, Pritchard from now on out of respect. Awesome video as always
@exJacktar7 жыл бұрын
Very very cool.
@davidfitzsimons38265 жыл бұрын
@Forgotten Weapons - Hi Ian, I just want to correct/inform you on a little slip (sorry I don't mean to be derisive); at 53 Seconds you mention the 'Royal Army'. After the civil war in England, in the mid 17th century - when we went back to having a constitutional monarchy after 13 years as a democratic, extremist puritanical republic - we installed King Charles the 2nd, with his military power/political powers suitably limited. It was deemed that if he, or any other future royal, wanted to forcibly take over the country, they would need an army. So, we do not have a royal army (the army is controlled by parliament, though confusingly all military personnel swear an oath to the Queen) - it was however, seen to be a bit tough invading a country with solely a Navy and Air Force, so they were allowed to keep them. Hence; Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, but no Royal Army.....can't trust 'em (as you American cousins already know to well).
@ElliotWright8 жыл бұрын
Just a small pedantic note - the British Army doesn't have the 'Royal' designation, so it's referred to as "the British Army", *not* the "Royal" army (although many units within it *do* have the Royal designation, which can be understandably confusing sometimes :P )
@docdeth9047 жыл бұрын
I always figured that if I shot 6 people with my Webley, I would just bludgeon the rest with the barrel, which would probably be just as lethal. The bayonet, however, is just cool. I have to find one now.
@deadrabit714 жыл бұрын
We pronounce Berkshire "bark-sheer", I should know, I live in Reading Berkshire (pronounced "redding")
@christiankneupper7011 Жыл бұрын
Brit shows up to a gunfight still manages to stab someone
@somethingoff13274 жыл бұрын
Pronounced "Bark"shire for reference
@keithsimpson26853 жыл бұрын
Would be more effective if it was mounted down from the grip to use like normal pistol strike motion.
@nicholaspatton55906 жыл бұрын
So looking at it, I am not sure how you would hold it. I imagine the preferred method would not be by the barrel as it would be hot from shooting. I think you would at least need to change your grip position to get a better thrusting motion. Maybe you just hold it as normal. Any ideas anyone? I was thinking wrap your hand around the top of the pistol grip and over/in front of the hand guard.
@nitro1057 жыл бұрын
I assume that it would fit a webley mark 4 with a 6 inch barrel?
@jamesbasler15212 жыл бұрын
Is that the same Greener that produced the Greener double barrel shotgun?
@KapteinFruit8 жыл бұрын
Maaaaan! DICE!!! Please put this in BF1 so I don't have to run around with a bayonette on my rifle and loose accuracy. Somebody at DICE have to be watching this. :P
@a_shuchu_6018 жыл бұрын
I wonder if shoulder stock would make it easier to use bayonet
@blank5576 жыл бұрын
Want. Both.
@SuperTexas743 жыл бұрын
Can you reload the pistol with that thing on there?? It looks like it won't let the gun break apart
@PopoXReturnz9 ай бұрын
Wouldn't the actual use of this bayonet put a lot of stress on the latch that keeps the top break closed?
@Biped8 жыл бұрын
I feel like a traditional knife on your belt would do the job as well if not better. wouldn't it be kind of awkward to handle a blade with a pistol grip?
@ProjectThunderclaw8 жыл бұрын
This would be the reason this has never been a popular idea. A bayonet on a rifle or musket works because the length of the firearm means you're left with a short, slightly overweight spear, but a bayonet on a pistol is just a knife that weighs 3lbs for no adequate reason. The one possible argument in its favor I can see is that there's no need to holster your revolver and draw your knife when you need it, but I doubt that's enough to compensate for how awkward the weapon is to actually use.
@44WarmocK778 жыл бұрын
Technically it's converting a pistol into a (pretty effective) fistweapon. I strapped one of my German Army knifes to an old defunct air pistol and gave it a try, it was pretty awesome at stabbing even through a pretty thick load of cardboard. However, the weapon becomes extremely front-heavy, and it felt very encumbering when I even just tried to aim it normally. Add the probs with properly holstering and drawing it when you desperately need it in a close-combat situation, and you will see why it simply isn't worth it a few simple stabbing attacks. Not to mention the advantage that you can parry with a knife in your offhand while knocking your foe on the head with your pistol - you can forget that with a pistol bayonet altogether.
@flamezombie18 жыл бұрын
It leaves a free hand and you don't have to draw your knife but... that's about where it ends. Plus all the previously listed downsides and you get something that's probably not worth the trouble. But hey, it looks cool.
@HamsterPants5227 жыл бұрын
There was a specific context in which bayonets on handguns were the most popular and that was in a context in which you would be facing opponents with swords. The bayonet makes it easier to parry, while your other hand is still free to do other things (such as wielding your own melee weapon). It is something that's been documented in historical sources, although I can't recall where.
@ProjectThunderclaw5 жыл бұрын
@MemoryDecipheR well sure, but that's one niche benefit for making your weapon worse in 99% of cases