BMalion
The WWII M-1 rifle was a 30:06 and it did have a bayonet.
:smack:
in that case…
have at you!
That’s the one. Echoed by:
“You just hold the blunt end and put the pointy bit in the other fellow”
Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
I can think of two, neither sword-related:
Upon seeing his troops:
“I don’t know if they terrify the enemy, but by God they terrify me.”
The French ambassadors turned their backs on him at a reception:
“No harm. I have seen their backs before.”
Or the quintessential:
“Publish and be damned!”
Regards,
Shodan