The M6 bayonet-knife was used as a bayonet on the M14 series rifle and as a hand weapon. The M7 bayonet-knife was used as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle, the M4 carbine and as a hand weapon.

Drivers face severe delays on the M6 in Merseyside after a huge lorry fire this morning. The motorway remains closed northbound near Warrington and Newton-le-Willows after a lorry caught on fire.