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There is some dispute over the origin of the ring bayonet, and it may be the case that several military men in different countries developed it at almost the same time. They are, however, a considerable advance over the plug bayonet. Ring bayonets can be pulled off in the heat of combat by becoming wedged in enemy flesh, and they can be pushed back along the barrel. The bayonet is a push fit, and it is the tightness of the ring around the bayonet that keeps it in place, most of the time. This is considerably more threatening to enemies than using the weapon as a clumsy club in a hand-to-hand fight. The ring bayonet serves to turn a musket into a short, and rather heavy, pike.
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This long blade has a ring which fits round the outside of a musket barrel, allowing the weapon to be fired while it is attached. As a result, his cavalrymen received a tiny allocation of three rounds apiece – for the whole of a campaign season, not each battle!Įnables ring bayonets. He felt that the morale impact of a cavalry charge was more important than any marginal increase in firepower. John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, favoured cavalry using cold steel against the enemy. Historically, there was some debate over whether or not regiments of horse should be equipped with firearms at all. A carbine is often fitted with a sling-and-swivel to attach it to a cavalryman's shoulder belt, so that it cannot be lost while riding at speed. A carbine is, however, just as long as a regular infantry musket, something that makes it awkward to reload while mounted. This smaller bullet does slightly reduce its killing potential, but the reduction in recoil when fired from horseback is welcome.
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A carbine fires a smaller ball: some 15-17 rounds from the same amount of lead. Historically, muskets with plug bayonets were the equivalent of short pikes, and old-fashioned pike drill applied: men advanced with their muskets held shoulder high, and levelled at the enemy.Ī carbine is a smoothbore musket, lighter than a standard infantry weapon, for use by cavalrymen.Īn infantry musket fires a ball about the width of a man's thumb: a pound of lead is melted down to make about 10 or 12 rounds. The drawbacks are that it is often difficult to remove the plug bayonet once used in anger and resume firing, the user cannot reload – and only a fool fires a gun when the barrel is blocked! The soldier then has a short pike to fend off cavalry, and use in hand-to-hand combat. Ramming a blade, hilt first, into the muzzle is a practical solution.
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As muskets became lighter and no longer needed a firing rest, it became practical to attach a blade to the muzzle, giving the user a better-than-makeshift weapon in melee. Neither solution was ideal, and equipping half a unit with pikes also halved its potential firepower. In a melee the musketeers reversed their guns and used them as clubs, or dropped them and drew swords. The pikes provided protection for the musketeers while they slowly reloaded and in the event of a cavalry attack. Enables infantry to fix bayonets in battleĪ plug bayonet turns a musket into a crude spear or half-pike by plugging the muzzle with a blade handle, like a cork into a bottle.Īt one time "marching regiments" were composed of musketeers and pikemen.