The Bayonet

by Bill Harriman

Featuring specially commissioned color artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this engaging study casts new light on the origins, development, construction, and use of the bayonet in warfare from the mid-17th century onwards.

Although muskets delivered devastating projectiles at comparatively long ranges, their slow rate of fire left the soldier very vulnerable while reloading, and early muskets were useless for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472845366
• ISBN13: 9781472845368
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.5" x 6.9"