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Even though the Marine’s M4’s have a bayonet lug on the base of the front sight, a bayonet can not be attached to the carbines. The M4’s and M16’s utilize the same front sight (to save money?). The bayonets can only be attached to the longer barreled M16 rifles.

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Even though the Marine’s M4’s have a bayonet lug on the base of the front sight, a bayonet can not be attached to the carbines. The M4’s and M16’s utilize the same front sight (to save money?). The bayonets can only be attached to the longer barreled M16 rifles.

SSgt Edward Ortiz, staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge, Combat Shooting Team, Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, bayonets a target simultaneously with an Australian soldier May 15, 2011, during the 2011 Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM). The week-long meeting pit military representatives from partner nations in competition in a series of grueling combat marksmanship events.>

Australian Army MajGen David Morrison (right), commanding general, Forces Command, inspects an M4 carbine and bayonet used by Sgt Jonathan Shue at Puckapunyal Military Range, Puckapunyal Army Base, Victoria, Australia, May 15, 2011, during the 2011 AASAM. "