# Do modern militaries still use the bayonet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-militaries-still-use-the-bayonet/694676>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 2, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-militaries-still-use-the-bayonet/694676 "2014-08-02T21:12:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-militaries-still-use-the-bayonet/694676/21 "2014-08-04T03:42:15Z")

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> [@dropzone](#):
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> I know what he meant, which was, “If the OP had made the slightest effort he could have found this information elsewhere,” which is true. However, I would not have gotten **Poysyn** ’s and **GusNSpot** ’s charming anecdotes. Sure, I’d see anecdotes, but they are better when told by friends.

Indeed. Nothing like a good “hands cut open during parade practice” story to entertain. 🙂

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