bayonets during the revolutinary war were far mor construction than they had been in the past.the plug bayonet was taken to the next level by allowing a soldier to still fire his gun with the bayonet on it. this was done by removing the plug that filled the end of the barrel and turing it into a socket bayonet that slipped ove the end of the muzzle and had a offset blade.the gun could now be fired and still have the bayonet for close combat. both sides on military in revolutinary war were utilized the socket bayonet during the war for those times when hand to hand combat was needed. there was many battles fought with the socket bayonet being used. in many charges there was no guns used at all. battling at night would be the best way for each side to kill off most of the people in battle. they would essaintly destroy each other with fire from the other soldiers in the back reaching the ones leading the raid.there would be no need to fight each other you would be killing your own if you used gunfire instead of bayonets. bayonets during the revolutinary war were often the choice of many trained REDCOATS. they knew that their opponents were most likley using non - military weopons for game or survival in the woods. many blue coats had no skill with bayonets. today bayonets got changed a little bit. but it is near perfect for what its used for.