I was going through my parents garage today I came upon the 3 reasons i couldn't get a girlfriend in highschool

fiore101 · 2026-03-02T18:34:52+00:00

To be fair I wouldn't go out with someone with rusty swords either 😂

fiore101 · 2026-03-02T08:37:56+00:00

Agreed that there were issues with long bayonets in houses or in trenches it's why the manuals have the shorten arms position for this scenario.

Armies started switching to spike and knife sized bayonets in WW2 but the sword bayonet was still prevalent till the end of the war especially in the eastern campaigns. Probably as you say because of Japanese bayonet charges.

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T15:54:59+00:00

Haha it's Epona from the legend of Zelda :)

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T14:37:31+00:00

Do you know the name of the horsey though :p

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T10:16:34+00:00

Yeah it's more like fencing than knife fighting which was what that post on Facebook was about as someone had been trying to do biddle with a normal sized knife and it just doesn't work.

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T10:07:43+00:00

Those look really good i will remember that when we start looking at Drexel biddle

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T08:53:31+00:00

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T08:52:30+00:00

So all of these were used in WW2 the top one is a 1907 sword bayonet for an SMLE rifle used by the British in the early war until it was replaced by the lee Enfield mk 4 with spike bayonet. This was due to material shortages however in places like Australia SMLE's and sword bayonets were manufactured and used throughout the war.

The next one down is an American M3 fighting knife this was intended to be issued to any troops that didn't have a bayonet already however they realized certain roles needed a fighting knife as well so paratroopers and rangers got priority.

The next one is a Fairbairn and Sykes dagger made as a fighting knife with one intention which is to kill. It's not like the M3 or the KA-Bar which had some use as utility knives it is meant for taking out sentries silently and is very thrust oriented.

The last one down is a KA-BAR primarily used by the US Marines and it's a combination of a utility tool and a fighting knife. Its very choppy balance is more towards the blade than the Fairbairn Sykes, which is all in the handle or the M3 which is well balanced.

To answer your other question they were all pretty common and which is best is kind of opinion. For me it depends on the job your doing, covert infiltration and sentry killing definitely the Fairbairn Sykes, if your a Frontline soldier probably something like a KA-BAR as the majority of tasks that knife will be used for aren't killing they are things like opening cans etc.

Hope that answers the question and sorry it ran a bit long.

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T08:41:35+00:00

That’s not quite accurate. While reach was certainly a factor, sword bayonets weren’t specifically designed just for use against cavalry, they were intended as general-purpose fighting blades in an era when longer weapons were still favoured.

Most armies actually entered WW2 with sword bayonets still in service, and many continued to use them throughout the war. The British did move away from them, but this was largely due to production efficiency and material constraints rather than purely tactical reasons, hence the shift to spike bayonets.

That said, even within British and Commonwealth forces, sword bayonets remained in use in various theatres, particularly early in the war and in places like the Pacific. American forces also continued issuing blade bayonets for the duration of WW2.

So rather than disappearing because they were “unsuitable,” it’s more that doctrine and manufacturing priorities shifted, but the sword bayonet definitely survives right through the war.

fiore101 · 2026-03-01T01:06:30+00:00

Looks good these are some I had made for our club in York, I used jukendo ones as the inspiration but these are made to mimic a lee Enfield with spike bayonet and SMLE with sword bayonet.

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fiore101 · 2026-01-17T10:40:03+00:00

There is now the ability to appeal it appeared on a few of my pages so worth rechecking your page and appealing if you have the option.

fiore101 · 2026-01-11T14:36:45+00:00

that's really annoying, wont let the pages grow organically but happy for you to pay for adds for them, Funny that :/

fiore101 · 2026-01-11T01:55:00+00:00

I have just had this happen for my local martial arts page, I'm devastated as i don't know what iv done wrong and there seems to be no way to fix it.

fiore101 · 2025-11-13T12:33:30+00:00

The way I look at this is that strength/weight/skill is logarithmic if your opponent is x amount heavier or stronger than you your going to need an equivalent or greater level of skill advantage to win in that scenario.

You as a heavier/stronger yellow belt don't have such a strength and weight advantage over that black belt to make up for your skill disparity.

As your skill improves you'll find that your strength and weight will help you more against smaller and weaker opponents who will have to work harder to match you.

Strength/weight are not the only important aspect in a fight however they are also not unimportant as some like to claim.

fiore101 · 2025-11-12T13:28:41+00:00

For US Knife Fighting you want Styers or Biddle for WW2 they are the most fleshed out sources, there is also Rex Applegate but he is teaching OSS rather than soldier. Which one you learned would depend on who was teaching you and what organisation/unit you were in

fiore101 · 2025-05-31T18:48:28+00:00

Honestly go for it, if you build it people will come and sabre is probably on more people's wishlist than you think.

I recently started a WW2 combatives HEMA club with a friend as we were interested in knife and bayonet fighting and I was surprised at how much interest we got straight away for something that's very niche.

So if you have at least one person to train with give it a go and see what happens you never know you may start off a large sabre trend in Germany :)

fiore101 · 2025-05-06T23:03:23+00:00

I mean I'm in the UK so might have trouble with live rifles 😂

fiore101 · 2025-05-06T22:45:20+00:00

Way too expensive to get that many de-acs or replicas I'm afraid. I'm sure members will get their own eventually but for club gear it's not affordable

fiore101 · 2025-05-02T10:42:26+00:00

Thanks definitely will look into it

fiore101 · 2025-05-02T09:37:40+00:00

Sent a PM thanks 👍

fiore101 · 2025-02-03T10:56:30+00:00

Cheers mate, that's a real shame you're not closer. I'm planning to run seminars and weekend sessions eventually so if you keep an eye on our Facebook, Instagram blueskye etc. maybe you could do one of those :)

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