Ein-Zwei-...Drei!

     I live in my head.  Here I am tending Monster's grave, having allowed the rain to solidify earlier disturbance.  Saki said he wanted to lead a bayonet charge, after having turned down a commission.  But Saki was a genius and a hero, and I am neither.  With the M1, you rip upwards to the sternum and hit the butt with your right hand, and pull back ready for another thrust.  The throat is the preferred target, as it goes in easy, comes out easy, and is a sure kill.  Given time one could show some flash and follow with a horizontal butt stroke to the head, but that is just showing off.  It does work.
     In the first World War, less than one percent of wounds were from edged weapons.  This means that a) most of the wounds were from flying metal, or b) bayonet wounds were overwhelmingly fatal.  To draw the wrong conclusion could lead you to think like the French army after helmets were introduced, i.e.  that helmets increased head wounds exponentially! (a true story).
     I is a bloodthirsty bunny!
     (Incidentally, the French bayonet for the Lebel rifle was nicknamed "Rosalie".  These things were very long, slender, tri-angled knitting needles.  When the target fell over, they would break off in his body.  Ouch!)