My great-great-grandmother said the bayonet on an 1858 Springfield rifle was an excellent foraging tool for the troops from Ft.. Negley who occupied Nashville- - - -It was ideal for spearing chickens, ducks, geese, and the occasional young lamb or pig from the back yard of any Nashville resident they chose to prey upon during "reconstruction", Memories like that die hard.
Jerry

Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!