Lovely relic British Lee Enfield 1907 pattern bayonet with wooden handle remains, battle damaged blade from Bernafay wood on the July 1916 Somme battlefield.

This is a very nice relic British Lee Enfield 1907 pattern bayonet which has remains of the wooden handle clear to see .The bayonet does look like it has a battle damage hole in the blade it looks like a clean though jagged hole. The bayonet which is relic and rusty it is still very solid and not breaking up it has been cleaned but still has a little bit of Somme mud still attached to it. The blade is pretty much complete but overall lovely condition for a relic it is perfect for display or any collection. The bayonet is in nice condition for a battlefield recovered one which was recovered from Bernafay wood on the July 1916 Somme battlefield. The bayonet comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with many pictures and map.

Bernafay Wood, located near Montauban village, was captured by the 9th Scottish Division on 3-4 July 1916 during the opening days of the Somme offensive. A dressing station was established there soon after its capture in early July and was in operation until October. The wood was lost by the British in the German spring offensive of 1918, with the wood captured by the Germans in March–April 1918. However, it was retaken on the 27 August 1918 again by the same soldiers of the 9th Scottish Division.