Manual of Military Training / Second, Revised Edition

by James A. Moss

(d) The "Short point" (or "Short thrust") and the "Jab." There are two attacks used by European troops which we might learn with profit. They are the "Short point" (or "Short thrust") and the "Jab."

Position of Guard

Fig. 14

(e) The short point (or short thrust). The short point (or short thrust) is taken from the position of guard ([Fig. 14]), by slipping the left hand up to the grip of the bayonet, grasping it and the barrel, as shown in this figure:

Fig. 15