"Charging Soviet Cavalry." Topic

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Armand

Having ridden horses, I doubt very much that I'd want to have a horse gallop through ground as rocky as the bases for these horses appear to be ;-).

Chris

Horses know how to avoid big rocks my friend.

Anyway, gallop in a place full of them is not a good idea! (smile)

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Armand

Perhaps not known by all here … one particular characteristic of Soviet (read Russian) cavalry was that the Mosin Nagant cavalry carbine that they used (for almost 100 years) did NOT accept a bayonet!

Almost all major European cavalry forces insisted on long bayonets for their rifles. The Russian cavalry (from the time of the czars to today) insist on quite the opposite. The infantry could have their bayonets, the cavalry wanted no part of them.

The primary reason was the cavalry's love of the sabre -- if they anticipated closing to blade range, then the rifle was slung and the sabre was drawn (as shown in the models). No self-respecting Russian cavalry man would ever consider poking someone with a bayonet when he could slice the same someone in half (or 3 pieces? Oh, win a prize!) with the "shashka" sabre.

And so it was not until the frontovics insisted on their own shortened rifle that a Mosin carbine was designed to include a bayonet (the M1944 carbine).

-Mark
(aka: Mk 1)

Interesting data my friend.

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Armand