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A bayonet lug is a standard feature on most military muskets , carbines , rifles , and shotguns , and on some civilian longarms . It is intended for attaching a bayonet , which is typically a long spike or thrusting knife. The bayonet lug is the metal mount that either locks the bayonet onto the weapon or provides a base for the bayonet to rest against, so that when a bayonet thrust is made, the bayonet does not move or slip backwards.
Prior to the lug's invention plug bayonets were used, which were stuffed into the muzzle's end from a tight-fitting stub, rendering the firearm virtually useless and certainly preventing it from being discharged. [1] [2] By the early 18th century, this type of bayonet was being phased out and subsequently replaced with the socket bayonet . This type of bayonet slides over the muzzle with the blade offset to the side at a right angle, just above or underneath. The socket bayonet would later be replaced in the late 19th century by the press stud and bayonet lug. [3] Bayonet lugs are usually located near the muzzle end of a musket, rifle, or other longarm barrel . [4] The lug is occasionally placed on top of the barrel, if serving as the base of the front sight , or more often mounted to the side or bottom of the barrel. [5] [6] [7]
See also
- Bayonet mount , a fastening mechanism
References
- ↑ Norris, John (2016-01-03). Fix Bayonets! . Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-8378-9 .
- ↑ Jones, Gareth, ed. (2012-10-01). Military History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare . DK Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4654-1158-7 .
- ↑ Bulletin . Vol. 24. University of Michigan: Military Historical Society (Great Britain). 1973.
- ↑ Office, United States Patent and Trademark (1987). Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents . U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office.
- ↑ Chapel, Charles Edward (2012-05-24). Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated Guide . Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-16306-2 .
- ↑ Moller, George D. (2011-11-15). American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms . UNM Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-4996-5 .
- ↑ Pauly, Roger (2008-04-28). Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology . Northwestern University: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8836-6 .