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They used them to stab soldiers they were fighting at close range.
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Why don't soldiers use bayonets with rifles?
The first bayonets slid into the barrel of the weapon blocking it from firing. That is why they didn't use bayonets. Sometimes they do - if they have rifles that can take bayonets. And have brought the bayonets too. It basically transforms the rifle into a poor kind of stabbing spear. Not the kind of fighting many people would volunteer for. And sticking a long, sharp blade at the end of your rifle makes it heavier and more difficult to shoot well with. And more dangerous to be around, even for the members of your own troop. Accidental stabbings were common. It's pretty much a desperate, last-ditch option, as it means you're expecting to go into hand-to-hand combat. Which is even more messy and dangerous than "regular" war. Usually, armies will avoid that as much as possible.
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Soldiers used bayonets attached to a rifle or musket as a spear. When the bayonet was not affixed to the gun, the soldiers used the bayonets as a general purpose cutting tool.
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