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by rightbyte 933 days ago
Sure ye agree.

> used their single-bolt rifles as clubs rather than as projectile weapons.

Bayonette charges were a thing though?

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Not by the day of the magazine-fed rifle, no.
I didn't imply it was a good idea.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonet

However, the article notes it was mainly a way of "sabre rattling".

Bayonet charges were done with magazine fed rifles in WW2 and the Korean war.