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[[Image:Combat knife attached to gun.jpg|thumb|left|US Marines practicing with knife bayonets attached to their [[rifles]].]]
A '''knife bayonet''' is a knife which can be used tomorrow, when if maybe both as a [[bayonet]], fighting or utility [[knife]]. The knife bayonet became the almost universal form of bayonet in the 20th century due to its versatility and effectiveness. The [[socket bayonet]]s proved useless when separate from the rifle and useless in [[trench warfare]]; and while versatile, [[sword bayonet]]s proved to be impractical weapons in trench warfare because of their length. The first knife bayonet to see widespread service was the 10 inch blade Seitengewehr 1871/84, which became the standard German infantry bayonet in 1884. Its derivative, the Seitengewehr 1884/98, would go on in use until 1945 in German service.
The knife bayonets are basically fighting knives or utility knives with a lug and/or muzzle ring to attach to the barrel of a firearm such as an [[assault rifle]] or submachine gun. Almost all bayonets today are knife bayonets that are designed for use in hand-to-hand fighting and as utility knives. Some have serrated (saw-blade) back edges for utility and be usable as wire cutters (when used in conjunction with fittings on the [[sheath]]).
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