Holy Bayonets



A bayonet is a detachable blade that is fixed onto the muzzle of a rifle to stab enemies with at close-combat range. They are used as the primary weapon of Alexander Anderson in the Hellsing series; however, his are specialized, each of them being blessed and probably made of silver. He wields them in close-combat like swords and often holds them between his fingers. He also throws the bayonets at his target, with stunning accuracy for a human. Some of the bayonets are shown to have hand guards in the manga and TV series. The type of bayonets he uses the most are similar to Austrian sword bayonets, with custom hand grips for easier slashing and stabbing.

The effectiveness of the bayonets against vampires seem to vary with the strength of the vampire. In Volume 1, the bayonets irritate and sting vampires, but in Volume 6 they are so powerful that vampires literally crumble around them. One possible explanation for this is that Iscariot simply supplied Anderson with more powerful bayonets for more dangerous situations.

Users

 * Alexander Anderson