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This is the 1875 version of Upton's Infantry Tactics, a Manual accepted by the US Army. It describes the US bayonet system and is identical to the method used from the Civil War to 1916. This text includes more descriptions of the techniques. What we have here is a refinement of the system that had been developed by McClellan in 1852.
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Disclaimer: the fighting methods shown here are for illustrative purposes only. They are not intended as actual instruction in bayonet fighting and should not be used as such. Close combat training is dangerous. It can be as dangerous for the user as it is for the target. If you wish to learn close combat, seek a qualified instructor. One should never attempt close combat without the instruction and supervision of a qualified expert instructor .