Buttstroke

"Butt stroking" redirects here. For touching or fondling another person's buttocks in a sexual way, see groping.
FIGURE 9.–Smash following vertical butt stroke.

The buttstroke or butt-stroking, i.e., striking someone with the buttstock of a rifle, is a common case of the use of a firearm as a blunt weapon. Buttstroke is among the major offensive techniques with the rifle and bayonet.[1]

Techniques

The 1918 United States Navy Landing-force Manual describes the following techniques of buttstroking:[2]

See also

References

  1. Stephen F. Tomajczyk (20 November 2004). To Be a U.S. Marine. Zenith Imprint. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-7603-1788-4.
  2. Landing-force Manual, United States Navy, 1918 By United States Navy Dept, United States, pp. 508-510 (public domain)
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