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Because it was a close-combat weapon, dating back to the 16th century. Even long before WW 1, bayonets were rarely actually used in combat and were mostly popular as general multi-purpose knifes in peacetime and between actual battles.

In WW1 the changes in fighting tactics and most of all the use of long-distance guns and machine guns made sure that close-combat fights became even more of a rarity than before and they made the bayonet totally obsolete as a weapon.

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