Springfield M1892 Krag Bayonet

SPRINGFIELD M1892 KRAG BAYONET (See also, RIFLES) The Springfield M1892 Krag is a repeating bolt-action rifle with a side-loading magazine. To combine the modern magazine with a classical bayonet was an obvious but exceptionally effective evolution, as it made for a fast-loading rifle that could fend off nearby attackers easily

Records, Pelican Island Prison
Handwritten paper found abandoned outside the prison
Author: Unknown

I have done my duty. Now I can only pray a Rosary for the safe escape of Doctor Jabez, that he may send swift help from his many allies.

As for myself, time runs short. My only salvation is the incompetence of these brigands revolt. Unsurprisingly, these inmates cannot even riot properly. They lined my fellow guards up against a wall and demanded I transcribe their painful desecration of a court trial, but I will not participate in their mockery. Even if any of these wretches ever had the capacity to read, I imagine it was lost long ago.

I am proven astute by watching them attempt to load pistol ammunition into their Springfields. Perhaps I could feel sorry for the poor souls if they weren't planning to bury the bullets in mine and my friends skulls. As I write, I see the fear in the eyes of those noble, loyal friends. Then I turn to see madness in the eyes of those we sheltered -- madness that can only be sated with blood. I fear they shall find a most excruciating alternative method of execution.

The Lord will deliver us, however. I have fed my family and guarded this honorable institution. Our blessed work here has helped so many, and I have protected these inmates from a far worse fate. Heaven knows what sad havoc they would wreak if given freedom. One of them now affixes a knife to their rifle. A crude bayonet, and all the more painful for it. But my hands do God's work, and He shall protect His flock.

This is not my final Amen.