The Mk I Martini-Henry: The Bayonet Exercise c.1885

An instructional video on the Bayonet Exercise as practiced in the era of the Martini-Henry.
Thanks to Matt Easton of Scholagladiatoria for the use of the clip shown in this video. Here is his YT Channel for all things HEMA...
/ @scholagladiatoria

[@Candrsenal]

Jay and I love the intro.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Haha! The toast didn't go to waste...

[@TheGeowgee]

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers! Glad you are finding things to your liking!

[@cracklingvoice]

I don't know why these videos are so satisfying to watch ...

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Sneaky isn't it...?

[@cracklingvoice]

Side note: link up with Skallagrim and do some stab-stab videos. We need more mustachioed Canucks working together on this stuff.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Sounds like a good idea... Don't know if he'd be into it, though... worth while asking.

[@Grunt682]

I just want to say thank you for putting this kind of content up. Watching your videos and the enthusiasm you put into them gave me the encouragement I needed to pick up my own Martini Henry and try out some historical shooting of my own. Keep up the good work!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

What great news! You'll have a great time getting your Martini up and running.

[@lazaglider]

The effort you make with these is unbelievable. Not only have you scoured the world to find your doppelgänger, you've convinced him to take part in the video. Brilliant.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I might have found him, but he is a pain in the ass.... always making demands, complaining about nothing, and always wanting more screen time...... :-) Cheers.

[@neilmoulden5323]

Great stuff. Reminds me of the scene with Colour Sergeant Bourne from the Zulu film.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Haha.. Oh, Zulu...!

[@EldarKinSlayer]

A .450/577 Boxer Miracle!

[@d034607]

Colour Sergeant Bourne: It's a miracle. Lieutenant John Chard: If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind.

[@brianmoore1820]

Bourne should have been a VC recipient as well.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Agreed...

[@sandstorm1934]

If I came across you in the woods doing drills, I'd only hope I wasn't dressed in Zulu reenactment gear. Thank you for posting another brilliantly produced, entertaining and informative video.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@AmerigoMagellan]

Let's surprise Rob by showing up dressed up like Zulus and rush him. LOL!

[@iffysignal8784]

I just wanted to show some appreciation for your videos. I'm an amateur historian and metal detectorist here in the UK.. I enjoy researching my finds and that lead me to your channel (Martini ammunition to be specific). Fantastic videos you make, with the historically correct detail that put things into context. Keep it up, they're very enjoyable and informative, with just the right level of lightheartedness and enthusiasm. Your efforts are apparent and well appreciated. :-) good job.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you very much indeed!

[@genericpersonx333]

Mr. Muzzleloader, please continue these excellent introductions. They give a touch of humanity to the soldiers of the past that is so easily lost in the dry texts of history.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I shall! Thank you for the kind comments!

[@frankb8898]

Another Great video and historical reconstruction! If I was not on the opposite side of the ocean I would shake your hand. Many thanks for all the enjoyable production you have made. Regards.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you Frank!

[@southmarkpropertymanagemen9759]

Great intro.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@atombe2135]

Yaaaaaay new vid, superb as always.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@elpresidente5767]

As a french i realy enjoy you're videos

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers.

[@lptomtom]

Another French signing in! I've owned my Martini Henry for a few years now, but making your own ammunition is a bit complicated in a small Parisian apartment, so I've yet to fire it... Your videos are the next best thing, thanks for the hard work!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Hi there! Glad you are enjoying the channel! If you every get the ability or inclination to fire it, you will not be disappointed!

[@MrPh30]

lptomtom There is mny ways to make a reloading bench, one is a Black and Decker adjustaboembench table, the stool type you fold in half and stow away when not used, then clmp on the press on that.

[@MrPh30]

lptomtom www.walmart.com/ip/Stanley-Black-Decker-WM125Bd-Workmate-125-Portble-Proj/8054746 something like this

[@AtomicPeacenik]

Fantastic way for the day to end. To see the bayonet exercises demonstrated in full kit is especially admirable. I imagine it gets tiring pretty quick. Thanks for another excellent video.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Very happy to have you out! Thanks.

[@ericswain70]

Othais sent me here..Fantastic series..Feels like stepping back in time.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Great people over at C&Rsenal.... top shelf. Thanks for stopping by. Cheers.

[@Sheerwater909]

Nice to see Serjeant Rab given a chance to shine. It might have been fun having privates Reb, Rib, Rub and Ryb doing the exercises alongside you. Another fantastic visualization of period drills.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

It might have been... Just a hell of a lot more work.. :-) Don't worry, there always around and are in an upcoming clip!... Cheers.

[@survivalcomms]

The use of the long arm as a pike is a worthwhile endeavor. The utility of such in antiquity and contemporarily is unquestionable. Thanks for sharing !

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are most welcome!

[@dl733sak]

Love this channel and always look forward to a new video from you. Peace from Commiefornia.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks very much!

[@timmysmith5464]

LOVE THE INTRO

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@thebadchat2079]

Just what I needed to start my day, thank you!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are most welcome!.. Hope your day is great!

[@stephansnider2982]

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more... As always an outstanding performance!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you very much.

[@MagicPortal]

Beautiful and meticulous as always. Great stuff!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@TwentythreePER]

Oh thank you for this video. I was so bored and trying to find something entertaining and informative when I saw you posted a new video. Excellent job, as always. Bayonets are very interesting and your exercise videos are always worth watching. I never heard of HEMA until you said something so I will look into it more.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Matt's channel is great.. loads of content. Cheers.

[@vajake1]

Excellent! Just excellent! Thanks for posting this.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you for stopping by! Hope there is something that is of interest. Cheers.

[@d034607]

Great video and lesson! Thanks so much for your continual stream of quality stuff.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you find it to your liking!

[@BurkeSchneider]

Just a quick story to share, your video taught me something totally unexpected. I have been shooting a reproduction 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket for about 15 years now. I always owned a socket bayonet for it, but never realized that there is a metal piece that turns after you attach the bayonet. When I saw the short clip at 2:13, my jaw dropped and I have to admit I was stunned that I had never been using it properly. Thank you for opening my mind and as always great work on the video.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Very happy to have helped! Cheers.

[@B_Squadron_Y_Patrol_Planchet]

Great opening sequence! Got to love a "what the 'ell d'ya fink yer doin'....." moment. Whatever the answer, your gonna be wrong! ;) The drill manual just comes to life, many thanks! :)

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are most welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tw203809]

Another awesome video. Thank you for your attention to historical detail and your great sense of humor. Highly educational and entertaining. I would love to see your channel turned into a series on the History Channel

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Your sentiments are very kind... There could be a whole channel in TV with the quality of stuff on some KZbin Channels. Matt Easton's Channel is particularly interesting.

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Brilliant video…excellent uniform…great job Rob…!!!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you, sir.

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks Matt, Glad you found it to your liking! Cheers.

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you!

[@calanon534]

Awesome stuff, as always!

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Cheers!

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Fascinating historical material! Thanks for sharing your research.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@judsonbonneville6685]

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[@MidlandsAirsoft]

the opening was brilliant!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed it... but the rest of the clip sucked though, eh? .... kidding...

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Another historicly enlightening vedio! Thank you.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you kindly!

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great work as ever. never a halfhearted upload and always super informative. cheers !

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Thank you very much!

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You did a hell of a job on this video. As all of your videos. I've learned a lot watching. Thanks.

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Thank you very much!

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[@bdockett]

Came here from Forgotten Weapons btw.

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are most welcome! Cheers.

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

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Come on now Hugh... Fool's Gold, perhaps.

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

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Excellent video!

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Thanks!

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Love your videos! Keep it up!

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Thank you!

[@CCPerry09]

Awesome videos!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@raincoast2396]

Another great living history moment. Thank you. Curiously, the bayonet saw little utility at the Battle of Omdurman, which most agree ushered in the modern era of "industrial" warfare. Since the Mahdi forces opposing Kitchener never got to within 50 yards of the British emplacements. Artillery, maxim machine guns along with rapid volley fire, decimated the enemy.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

50 yards,.... more like 500,... :-) ..... in front of the British brigades it was 800yds and the shorter range in front of the Sudanese and Egyptians... so yes,... slightly outside the range of the bayonet... haha. Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers.

[@johnnyringo8319]

Great content brother, keep it up mate. Cheers.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you very much!

[@squidgypoppet]

great video thanks for putting the time in to do it

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are most welcome.

[@bernerbar7886]

Another brilliant video. Gives me some ideas to do a video about some swiss military Bayonet-manuals from 1837 and 1852. Thank you, Sir! And yes, I would stop and say hello, if I would encounter you in the forrest, doing those exercises...

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cool! Would like to see it when you're done.

[@pacman10182]

1:08 that guy on the right is seriously rethinking his life choices.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Hahaha...

[@duncanandrews1940]

Well you've done it again Rob, excellent video with lots of great info. I really MUST get round to buying another MH Bayonet. The one I have is apparently a Citadel Bayonet and doesn't fit my Mk:IV's - the ole aint big enough!!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers Duncan!

[@gracewalker3431]

This is a great video Rob. I really like the fact that you tried out the evolutions in full gear towards the end of the video - nice touch of realism. Interesting that you referred to Easton and his channel. I attended his Fight Camp the other year and lots of fun (my other hobby - historical fencing [saber, rapier]). I got a basic impression of French cavalry training (Napoleonic) with the saber in Hamburg last year during one of the seminars at the International Saber Symposium. Sort of the mirror image of a couple of things that you present here (parries and attacks against bayonets and pikes) and found it was really fascinating. If we ever meet up, perhaps a bout or two?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoyed it Dan. I do believe that if I lived over that way, I too would be a somewhat regular attendee at Matt's events/classes... It's interesting how ones own interests intersect in some small way with those of others...

[@jz9259]

Great video! Big fan of Schola Gladiatoria, as well.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Me too! Cheers.

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I wish the history channel was more like this.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@AndrewB_M.D.]

funny i hadn't read the description and was just about to mention or link to matt! i highly recommend his vids!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Can't recommend them enough!

[@ashersinz]

when people who love what they teach it makes learning fun and; more understandable thank you for what you do.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You are most welcome!

[@ashersinz]

britishmuzzleloaders I can not wait till your next video

[@user-fs6jw3gw7y]

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[@britishmuzzleloaders]

They are very hard to find. If I come across one, it just may come home with me.. Thanks!

[@nicholastucker1966]

Brilliant video. I love the precision. Very British. I studied Kyokushin for 5 years which runs on the same philosophy of repetition and balancing.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

The drills used for teaching were certainly pedantic. The reality of battlefield use was somewhat more dynamic.

[@Assassinus2]

I love your intros.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Glad you enjoy them! Thanks.

[@grozaAC]

Definitely would like to see more info on further bayonet techniques. I suspect most of the HEMA crowd would like to see more. Perhaps even a collaboration with Mr. Easton in the future? I know he's well-versed in British swordsmanship. Great video as always.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Matt is certainly more of an expert in the "art" of fencing than I... If only we weren't separated by a continent and ocean...

[@theblackprince1346]

630 likes, no dislikes and recently achieved 14k subscribers great job rob!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you very much!

[@maincoon6602]

Wow!! Great history.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@AcudocFritz]

Very nice presentation. I have been playing with a bayonet method used in the late republican period of China. I see the similarities. Please keep making such fun and informative videos.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

That's the plan.

[@MrGarwest]

Hello Rob,Another addition of modern visual historical footage; this time featuring instructions on the MkI Martini-Henry bayonet exercise - superb!With all your resources should be considering eventually putting all into book form.It would be of further interest to add the Snider cavalry carbine and Martini-Henry cavalry carbine to your expanding list. We can possibly help you with these.Best regards,Guy and Leonard A-R-West

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Guy and Leonard, Thank you so much for your kind comments! There are so many examples in both these families... As it stands, I don't have either of them... The carbines form an integral part to the story for sure... The only problem is, as it stands now, I can demonstrate movements and use of Infantry weapons just fine as it's just me that's required... If I move over to the Carbines,.... I'll need a horse... haha...

[@bonanapi]

Great video :P

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks!

[@DougieMClark]

Nice shot of Stirling Castle at 12.53. Very well worth a visit if you are visiting Scotland. In my estimation, better than Edinburgh Castle.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I won't tell if you don't, but its Edinburgh...

[@DougieMClark]

Sad to say, you are correct, so I'll get my my excuses in early! The modern day Stirling Castle does indeed better match this photo than the modern day Edinburgh Castle. I had based my incorrect identification upon the configuration of the buildings behind the gate, the house to the right of the photo and the Robert The Bruce statue, also on the right. There has been a great deal of alteration to the entrance area at Edinburgh Castle since this photo was taken. Less so at Stirling I fancy. A close examination of Google Streetview does however allow the Half Moon battery (to the left of the photo) at Edinburgh Castle to be identified beyond any doubt. That said, I still strongly recommend a visit to Stirling Castle should the opportunity present itself!

[@abraham8310]

Thanks :-)

[@Someloke8895]

Once again, fantastic video skills with the opening. Although, a rather tame Sergeant there.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Oh no,..... it's all in the man's anticipation of what might come next.... :-)

[@pmjn0943]

Im a subscriber ,and would deffinately stop and say hello, infact I would join in, with my springfield rifle 1861. though it's a long way to BC, I was in Banf in 1985 one day I intend to come back, just keep up the good work with these brilliant Historical Videos Thank's

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks Paul! A rifle musket shoot off!

[@stewknoles4790]

I finally bought a bayo for my MkII. it cam from IMA and it fits great. Just like the one in the video. Getting the yak grease off was not too hard. Great condition especially considering its age and it had been used.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Nice!

[@yachangshen9969]

Very good,I like your video/非常棒，我喜欢你的视频

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers!

[@torturedtale49]

They don't like it up 'em Sir! Great. Thanks.

[@edwilson5727]

..of course, I'd stop and say hello.. :) great video as ever.. of use to ww1 Living History enthusiasts too as the bayonet manual changes very little!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I'd expect nothing less, Ed!.. Cheers.

[@RealLuckless]

Always great to see channels I like supporting each other. Personally I would probably stop and say hello. Likely from a distance...

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

C'Mon.... from a distance?

[@RealLuckless]

Startling a man in the middle of bayonet drills from too close a range just seems like a bad way to start a crash course in first aid. Or a good way, depending on your outlook on things. However I prefer to avoid getting blood on the camera gear I would most likely have with me out there.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

You wouldn't have startled me,..... A little known part of the bayonet exercise is leaning how to use the eyes in the back of your head... :-)

[@BenBomb5]

The important question is: Did you get to eat your toast?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Oh yes... it did not go to waste..

[@tjh44961]

Another great video. It might be getting to the point where that mustache needs its own channel. That reminds me, mine needs a trim... ;-)

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Bwahahahaha!

[@Felenari]

Good watch.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Cheers.

[@brianmoore1820]

The bonnets of bonny Dundee! Good whistling.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

+ 10 points for that man there!

[@kaidog9528]

reminds me of a guy i saw in the woods sitting his bare arse in the snow...all for the sake of a high quality video. well done. now praise the lord. pass the ammunition and back to shooting ;)

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Wait, ..... you saw that?.....

[@frodobaggins629]

Thank you for anouther great video! I've been practicing the manual of arms for a WW1 Reenactment and what I've seen here is fascinating! I wonder how much would change through the 2nd Anglo-Boer war and First World War? Keep up the good work!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

The bayonet exercise of the Boer War era was slightly advanced over that shown here. It incorporated some of the movements that were eluded to towards the end of the clip with Hutton's work. There will be a similar video for the Lee Metford here, of course.

[@frodobaggins629]

I await it with baited breath! Thank you for the response!

[@David-js4wd]

Pike & Musket images - Marquess of Winchesters Regiment ECWS

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you!

[@David-js4wd]

my regiment ;-)

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Nice!

[@diptastik5651]

Love that Highland uniform you wear . I have always wanted to wear a Kilt All that extra fresh air .

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Except when you have to sit in snow... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnPVe6Keo92eipo

[@diptastik5651]

Hehehehe , Oh I don't know though lol .

[@snidertom8971]

A first rate video! Please could you make a video on cleaning the martini and snider. Thanks.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

It's on the list... :-)

[@snidertom8971]

Hero! 😃

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

No,.... just a guy with a Martini...

[@bluejeans8001]

Really enjoined the opening skit. Very creative and the barracks background very cool. Well done. So how were these drills actually used in combat? As a unit or individually ?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thanks, Bill. I'd say both. In some circumstances things happened with everyone close together, like in the pictures of Rorkes Drift and the Sudan... or when you found yourself somewhat separated, perhaps during the final phases of Islandlwana or while fighting through a village or some such... regardless, the "drill" aspect was certainly not applicable as this was just to teach the movements, and things certainly looked much more like the bit at the end... Cheers.

[@johnfisk811]

In defence of the No4 'Pigsticker' Rob, tests showed that it killed as easily as a blade and resisted bending and twisting without breakage; did not get stuck in bone and could cope with being rammed into hard ground through a prone opponent which also caused sticking, bending and breakage. Also cheaper and faster to make. It was unpopular so was replaced to improve the morale of users and, crucially, because it failed in the bayonet's key role which was to intimidate. Nothing inspires a rout better than a long shiny blade. They scared me enough when they were around me on a parade with no ill intent. A video without peer as usual. I have long run out of superlatives for your videos.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Thank you John. Just so it's clear, I wasn't putting down the No 4's bayonet, but rather acknowledging it to have been of a socket type, as I mentioned in the commentary that the Martini's bayonet was the last socket type...

[@stewknoles4790]

I'm still putting off getting a bayonet for my MkII Martini. It's just the slender type socket.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Just like the one used here...

[@T8Hants]

Rob great video again, one point as a Brit I would pronounce the word 'lunger' as lunjer with a soft g to j sound rather than the hard 'g' as in lung. Therefore as to lunge is to thrust forward it makes more sense to me that the nickname for the bayonet means 'the thruster' rather than the piece of anatomy you want to puncture.

[@johnfisk811]

You got there before me. My phonetic was 'lundjer'.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I replied with this earlier to a similar comment... I suppose that "to each their own" . To me, to simply call it something that is so obvious, re "lun-jer", wouldn't go hand in hand with Tommy's sense of humour... Now, to remark on how long it was and how it would stick right through your lung with accompanying heaving and wheezing as you slowly expired,.... * shudder *.... that, to me, fits more with the soldier's sense of humour... here's some "lung" derived definitions that kind of go with the whole "horrible death" theme... www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lunger

[@T8Hants]

John I think you are more phonetically correct and I we both agree on the meaning.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Unfortunately, we'll never really know. Wouldn't it be great to have a recording from back then... for this and all other kinds of slang.

[@T8Hants]

Rob what do you know of the greater length of the Martini bayonet being its great weakness? I seem to remember reading that it was prone to bending when used in-extremist situations such as Rorke's Drift.

[@copalpagan2407]

Ach, ye present a fine leg to be sure.. :-)

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Haha!

[@ANZACS100]

is looking into the Cavalry / Artillery carbines a possibilty for future videos ? also great vid , keep up the good work !

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I only have one Artillery Carbine and that is an P61 Enfield... I'll do a video on it eventually.. :-)

[@minxythemerciless]

I've been trained in bayonet fighting using the SLR / L1A1. It was so long ago I've forgotten almost of it. All I recall is 'thrust, rotate, withdraw' and a vague memory of swinging the weapon around and clubbing the enemy with the butt. Is there an up-to-date version of bayonet drill? - at least for Commonwealth armies.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

I know that in Canada, there are still drills that are in the book... Some of these movements are still there.. The point, for instance...

[@richardmeredith69]

You should make a video with all your bloopers in it!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

It'd be a long one....

[@kenns9]

the 'close quarters fighting at rorkes drift, 1879' painting. the two soldiers, one standing and one kneeling, are being handed each one 'package' of 10 rnds MH ammunition...yes?

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Ammo at Rorkes Drift was 577/450, yes.

[@HaydnHaendel]

I have been looking around a long time about a bayonet fencing manual. Is Hutton's one freely available somewhere by any chance? Or can you suggest some other manual, even a modern or contemporary one to learn with more modern rifles (as for example ww1/ww2 bolt actions)? By the way gorgeous video as always! Greetings from Italy!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Here you are... archive.org/details/BayonetFencingAndSwordPracticeByAlfredHutton Cheers!

[@HaydnHaendel]

Thanks a whole lot!

[@alexgman1988]

I just want to say, if I was traveling and saw someone such as yourself, shadow fencing in full kit by yourself, all other items on my agenda would become secondary to stopping and learning more about what is going on.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Why thank you!

[@alexgman1988]

Thank you, Rob! I had heard of HEMA before, but never gave it much thought. I did not know there was any part of it involving bayonets. Ill definitely be looking into it further.

[@mull6323]

Trying to write a story with bayonets drills in it. will be using it for reference.

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Nice!

[@mull6323]

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[@joey243win]

yet again another fantastic video, can't wait to see your bayonet video for the Lee Enfield, any thoughts on doing one for L1A1 ? :)

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

L1A1?... A little bit outside the scope of the channel, mind you.... :-)... besides, the FN/SLR/L1A1 is prohibited in Canada. As for the SMLE, the Lee-Metford will come first.

[@joey243win]

Wow I didn't think the SLR was banned there also, threw it in since you could say it's an Enfield too, I hope I did not cause offence, can't wait to see the others when they come online awesome stuff!!

[@britishmuzzleloaders]

Offense? of course not.. I'd like one just as much as the next! Part of our military history too... Was just saying that it is a bit out of the realm of Victorian Military Historical Shooting (the focus of the Channel), that's all.