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You're going to get a lot of different responses and opinions on this one. In the Korean War, US troops were encouraged to sharpen their bayonets. Some say they should be dull. Your type is actually a nice size for a field/utility knife and in my opinion should be sharpened for that use. Other folks can chime in on what angle to set the edge at. I believe I held mine with the blade tilted up about 20 degrees from contact with the stone, on both sides.The thief may possess something he stole, but he does not own it.
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Another use/reason for a sharp bayonet, "spider season". When the weather here first starts to cool in late August and early September; spiders go crazy weaving big webs across every opening sometimes just a few feet apart. (I don't like spiders). I fix the bayonet and cut the webs down on one side, making it collapse to the other side with the (sometimes quite large) repulsive occupant tangled inside.The thief may possess something he stole, but he does not own it.
The owner has a right to take his property back from the thief.Comment
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1965, Combat Control Team at Travis AFB, CA: I sharpened my bayonet and neatly got in trouble for damaging govt property; "a bayonet is a slashing and thrusting weapon..." Always seemed that slashing and thrusting would be more effective if shatpened. Didn't feel so bad when they gave us K-bars with fiberglass sheaths. Would have felt better with a knife at rifle length between me and the bad guy rather than arm length.
My 1942 short machete had the last 6" of the blade, in front of the handle, knife sharp and the rest of the blade was hatchet sharp for chopping.Comment
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