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by cafard 933 days ago
Not by the day of the magazine-fed rifle, no.
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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.