Bayonets are the toughest invention in firearms history
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Anonymous#16w
bayonets are an 18th century french invention
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Anonymous#46w
17th century
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Anonymous#46w
Invented earlier concurrently in china
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Anonymous#26w
That was a chongdao, not a bayonet. A chongdao fits directly into the barrel and prevents firing. A bayonet runs adjacent to the barrel to the firearm can still discharge.