Marines say bayonets, around since the 17th century, are still quite useful.
Obama Debate Jab Implies Bayonets Obsolete, But Don't Tell It To The Marines -- FOX News
President Obama made bayonets sound like buggy whips at Monday’s presidential debate, but the fact is they’re still standard issue for Marines.
The knives, which fit on the end of a rifle barrel and have been around since the 17th century, are not just there for when the ammo runs out and the enemy is close. According to the U.S. Army, the M9 bayonet serves as “a hand weapon, as a general field and utility knife, as well as a wire cutter together with its scabbard, and as a saw.”
Obama brought up bayonets by way of chiding Mitt Romney for calling proposed military cuts devastating.
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My Comment: Interestingly .... on twitter .... President Obama's remark that the bayonet was obsolete was the number one tweet during the debate.