This is a very nice relic British Lee Enfield 1907 pattern bayonet which even has some small remains of the wooden handle.The bayonet which is relic and rusty it is still very solid and not breaking up it has been cleaned but still has a fair bit of Somme mud still attached to it. The blade has snapped and is not complete but overall lovely condition for a relic it is perfect for display or any collection. The bayonet was recovered from Bernafay wood in 2014.This was a battle in the opening days of the July 1916 Somme attack .The bayonet comes with 2XA5 laminated information cards with map.
Bernafay Wood, located near Montauban village which 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 who captured it 2 years earlier.
This is a very nice relic British Lee Enfield 1907 pattern bayonet which even has some small remains of the wooden handle.The bayonet which is relic and rusty it is still very solid and not breaking up it has been cleaned but still has a fair bit of Somme mud still attached to it. The blade has snapped and is not complete but overall lovely condition for a relic it is perfect for display or any collection. The bayonet was recovered from Bernafay wood in 2014.This was a battle in the opening days of the July 1916 Somme attack .The bayonet comes with 2XA5 laminated information cards with map.
Bernafay Wood, located near Montauban village which 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 who captured it 2 years earlier.
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