Se KANUAL rOE NONCOMMISSIONED OFPICEES. 



movement of the bayonet from the moment contact is aban- 

 doned. 



Example: Being at the engage right, 1. Number one, at 

 stomach (left chest, left leg. etc.), thrust; 2. Number two, 

 parry left (etc.) ; 3. ASSAULT. 



78. In the counter disengagement a swift attack is made 

 into the opening disclosed while the opponent is attempting to 

 change the engagement of his rifle. It is delivered by one 

 continuous spiral movement of the bayonet into the opening. 



Example : Being at the engage right, 1. Number two, en- 

 gage left; 2. Number one, at chest, thrust; 3. Nu- ber two, 

 parry left; 4. ASSAULT. 



Number two initiates the movement, number one thrusts as 

 soon as the opening is made, and number two then attempts to 

 parry. 



79. A counter attack or return is one made instantly after 

 or in continuation of a parry. The parry should be as narrow 

 as possible. This makes it more difficult for the opponent to 

 recover and counter parry. The counter attack should also be 

 made at or just before the full extension of the opponent's 

 attack, as when it is so made a simple extension of the arms 

 will generally be sufficient to reach the opponent's body. 



Example: Being at engage, 1. Number two, at chest, lunge; 

 2. Number one, parry right, and at stomach (chest, head, etc.), 

 thrust; 3. ASSAULT. 



ATTACKS ON THE EIFLE. 



80. These movements are made for the purpose of forcing 

 or disclosing an opening into which an attack can be made. 

 They are the press, the beat, and the twist. 



81. In the press the attack quickly presses against the op- 

 ponent's bayonet or rifle with his own and continues the 

 pressure as the attack is delivered. . 



Example : Being at the engage, 1. Number one, press, and 

 at chest, thrust; 2. Number two, parry right; 3. ASSAULT. 



82. The attack by disengagement is particularly effective 

 following the press. 



Example : Being at the engage, 1. Number one, press, and at 

 •tomach, thrust; 2. Number two, low parry left; 3. ASSAULT. 



