Bayonet Training Manual Used by the British Forces

by Anonymous

THE JAB OR UPWARD THRUST.

From the position of short thrust shift the right hand up the rifle and grasp it above the rear sight, at same time bringing the rifle to an almost vertical position close to the body, and, from this position, bend the knees and jab the point of the bayonet upwards into the throat or under the chin of the opponent.

COMMON FAULTS.

1. Rifle drawn backward and not held vertically enough.

2. Rifle grasped too low with the right hand.

From the jab position men will be practised in fending off an attack made on any part of them by an opponent.

PLATE VI.—“JAB” AT THRUSTING RING.

When making a jab from the guard, the right, being in the thrusting hand, will be brought up first.

The jab can be employed successfully in close-quarter fighting in narrow trenches and when embraced by an opponent.