Marine bayonet training

Name: Marine bayonet training
Author: United States. Marine Corps

United States. Marine Corps

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20380

  25 March 1965


FOREWORD


1. PURPOSE

FMFM 1-1, MARINE BAYONET TRAINING, is one of a series of Fleet Marine
Force Manuals covering the tactics and techniques to be employed in
operations and training by the operating forces of the Marine Corps. It
is made available to other Services for information and use as desired.
The purposes of FMFM 1-1 are:

 a. To introduce and describe the method of bayonet fighting employed
 by the Marine Corps.

 b. To describe positions and movements used by the bayonet fighter,
 and to treat his actions individually and as a member of a group, both
 on the offense and the defense.

 c. To set forth a program for bayonet training.


2. SCOPE

Beginning with a brief history of bayonet fighting and the evolution
to the present technique employed by the Marine Corps, individual and
group attack and defense are described. Training techniques, use of the
pugil stick, and construction of an assault course are included.


3. SUPERSESSION

This publication supersedes NAVMC 1135-AO3, BAYONET FIGHTING, dated 22
March 1957, copies of which may be destroyed without report.


4. CHANGES

Recommendations for improvements to this manual are invited. Comments
and recommended changes should be forwarded to the Coordinator, Marine
Corps Landing Force Development Activities, Marine Corps Schools,
Quantico, Virginia 22134.


5. CERTIFICATION

Reviewed and approved this date.

[Illustration: L.F. Chapman, Jr.]

  L. F. CHAPMAN, JR.
  Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps
  Chief of Staff




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MARINE BAYONET TRAINING

TABLE OF CONTENTS


  SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

                                                         Paragraph  Page

  General                                                     101      1

  Principles of Bayonet Fighting                              102     10

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