Home›Edged And Melee Weapons›Wars Used InBrowse ByWars Used InThis dimension names the wars in which a specific weapon system was actually used. Wikipedia notes that weapons are used to "deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill," uses that in most cases can be traced to one or more specific wars. Browsing this way collects every weapon system used in the same war.FactsWars Used InSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1606 1Wars Used InFilter Results16 entriesWeapon ClassAllRifle (6)Submachine Gun (8)Sword / Polearm / Bladed (13)Tank / Armored Vehicle (1)Weapon FamilyAllBayonets (10)Daggers and Knives (5)Lances and Polearms (1)Swords and Sabres (9)Introduced EraAll1500 (1)1796 (7)1807 (1)1872 (1)1897 (8)1906 (4)1913 (1)1918 (1)1940 (1)1941 (1)1942 (5)1943 (1)1955 (1)1964 (3)ManufacturerAllCamillus Cutlery Company (5)Colt's Manufacturing Company (3)Oneida Limited (4)Smith & Wesson (5)Wilkinson Sword (1)OperatorAllBritish Army (1)French Armed Forces (2)Imperial Japanese Army (8)Maratha Army (1)Mughal Army (1)Prussian Army (1)Soviet Armed Forces (1)United States Armed Forces (4)United States Army (1)United States Marine Corps (5)United States Navy (5)Wehrmacht (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (10)Out of Production (2)Retired (13)Country of OriginAllEmpire of Japan (8)German Empire (1)India (1)Soviet Union (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (6)Duration BandAll1 to 5 Years (3)5 to 30 Years (2)Under 1 Year (3)OutcomeAllStalemate (1)Victory (14)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAmerican Civil WarWars Used In1 entryChinese Civil WarWars Used In1 entryFirst Indochina WarWars Used In1 entryFranco-Prussian WarWars Used In1 entryGulf WarWars Used In2 entriesIndian Rebellion of 1857Wars Used In1 entryIraq WarWars Used In2 entriesKorean WarWars Used In3 entriesNapoleonic WarsWars Used In3 entriesPhilippine-American WarWars Used In1 entryRusso-Japanese WarWars Used In2 entriesSecond Sino-Japanese WarWars Used In1 entrySpanish-American WarWars Used In1 entryVietnam WarWars Used In5 entriesWorld War IWars Used In4 entriesWorld War IIWars Used In11 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.