Home›Edged And Melee Weapons›Country of OriginBrowse ByCountry of OriginFactsCountry of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1606 1Country of OriginFilter Results10 entriesWeapon ClassAllRifle (2)Submachine Gun (1)Sword / Polearm / Bladed (8)Tank / Armored Vehicle (1)Weapon FamilyAllBayonets (3)Daggers and Knives (5)Lances and Polearms (1)Swords and Sabres (4)Introduced EraAll1500 (1)1550 (1)1872 (1)1897 (1)1906 (1)1913 (1)1918 (1)1940 (1)1941 (1)1942 (1)1943 (1)1953 (1)1955 (1)1964 (1)ManufacturerAllCamillus Cutlery Company (1)Colt's Manufacturing Company (1)Oneida Limited (1)Smith & Wesson (1)Wilkinson Sword (1)OperatorAllFrench Armed Forces (1)Imperial Japanese Army (1)Maratha Army (1)Mughal Army (1)Ottoman Army (1)Soviet Armed Forces (1)United States Armed Forces (1)United States Army (2)United States Marine Corps (1)United States Navy (1)Wehrmacht (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (3)Out of Production (1)Retired (8)Wars Used InAllChinese Civil War (1)First Indochina War (1)Gulf War (1)Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1)Iraq War (1)Korean War (2)Russo-Japanese War (1)Second Sino-Japanese War (1)Vietnam War (2)World War I (2)World War II (5)Area (sq km)All242,500 (1)783,562 (1)1,904,569 (1)2,381,741 (1)3,287,263 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)22,402,200 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1918 (1)1991 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (1)One-Party (1)Republic (5)Income GroupAllHigh (2)Lower-Middle (1)Upper-Middle (4)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1801 (1)1868 (1)1871 (1)1922 (1)1923 (1)1945 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1962 (1)LandlockedAllNo (7)PopulationAll47,400,000 (1)69,414,000 (1)86,092,168 (1)288,315,089 (1)293,047,571 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10AlgeriaCountry of Origin1 entryChinaCountry of Origin2 entriesEmpire of JapanCountry of Origin2 entriesGerman EmpireCountry of Origin1 entryIndiaCountry of Origin2 entriesIndonesiaCountry of Origin1 entrySoviet UnionCountry of Origin1 entryTurkeyCountry of Origin1 entryUnited KingdomCountry of Origin1 entryUnited StatesCountry of Origin10 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Bayonettier 2WikipediaBayonet, Plug bayonets sectionQuote, Bayonet, Plug bayonets sectionThe first recorded instance of a bayonet proper is found in the Chinese military treatise, Binglu published in 1606.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.