Quote Originally Posted by jon_norstog View Post
You've got me on that one. I wasn't in the Army and I never heard of dummy rifles. I was in the Coast Guard, we didn't get bayonet training. But I did learn how to deliver a baby.

jn
In the 19th Century, the Army used "fencing muskets" for bayonet training. Later on, for serious bayonet training we simply left the scabbards on the blades, or use pugil sticks.