BY ED FOWLER BLADE ® FIELD EDITOR
A Union soldier holds his musket with fixed bayonet. (Gettysburg National Military Park image)
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He acknowledged me approaching and said hi. I returned his greeting and asked him if he did not think he had killed the animal enough. He said it was his first hunt and he thought the bayonet would be a good knife for the task, but the edge had not been sharpened. All he could do was stick holes with it and he was unable to open the belly to field dress the animal. I asked if he could use a little help and he said, “Please!” Using one of my knives it was pretty easy going. I let him finish the job with my knife and he handed it back to me and stated he would buy a different knife for hunt-
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