This is a British Lee Enfield 1907 pattern bayonet The bayonet which is relic but not rusty as it has been over painted in dark green paint it is still very solid and not breaking up. The blade has snapped and is not complete it is pitted but nothing to bad and missing its handle covers. The bayonet has been cleaned and painted after its recovery it is perfect for display or any collection It was recoveredin 2003 from Delville Wood that was lost in the fighting of July - September 1916 battlefield on the Somme. .The bayonet comes with 2XA5 laminated information cards with map.
The Battle of Delville Wood (15 July – 3 September 1916) was a series of engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme between the armies of the German Empire and the British Empire. Delville Wood (Bois d'Elville), was a thick tangle of trees, chiefly beech and hornbeam (the wood has been replanted with oak and birch by the South African government), with dense hazel thickets, intersected by grassy rides, to the east of Longueval. As part of a general offensive starting on 14 July, which became known as the Battle of Bazentin Ridge (14–17 July), General Douglas Haig Commander of the British expeditionary force intended to capture the German second position between Delville Wood and Bazentin le Petit.
This is a British Lee Enfield 1907 pattern bayonet The bayonet which is relic but not rusty as it has been over painted in dark green paint it is still very solid and not breaking up. The blade has snapped and is not complete it is pitted but nothing to bad and missing its handle covers. The bayonet has been cleaned and painted after its recovery it is perfect for display or any collection It was recoveredin 2003 from Delville Wood that was lost in the fighting of July - September 1916 battlefield on the Somme. .The bayonet comes with 2XA5 laminated information cards with map.
The Battle of Delville Wood (15 July – 3 September 1916) was a series of engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme between the armies of the German Empire and the British Empire. Delville Wood (Bois d'Elville), was a thick tangle of trees, chiefly beech and hornbeam (the wood has been replanted with oak and birch by the South African government), with dense hazel thickets, intersected by grassy rides, to the east of Longueval. As part of a general offensive starting on 14 July, which became known as the Battle of Bazentin Ridge (14–17 July), General Douglas Haig Commander of the British expeditionary force intended to capture the German second position between Delville Wood and Bazentin le Petit.
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