Making a plug bayonet for a 17th century matchlock musket
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Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/capandball For buying Capandball Civil War cartridge boxes: http://stores.ebay.com/Capandball?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 The plug bayonet was originally invented as a tool for hunters, but in the second half of the 17th century it sneaked into military service. This invention allowed the armies to abandone cold weapon armed foot soldiers once and for all, and to merge the qualities of the pikemen and musketeers in one single soldier. And now Capandball builds one just for fun. :) Magyar szöveg: http://kapszli.hu/a-bajonett-korai-tortenete-bajonett-keszitese-egy-kanocos-musketahoz/
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