German M1898-1905 pattern Butcher Bayonet solid relic condition recovered from near the River Ancre at Beaumont-Hamel on the July-November 1916 battlefield on the Somme.

This is a German M1898-1905 pattern Butcher Bayonet nice solid condition relic for dug up relic it is slightly bent which looks like a impact hit possibly battledamage .The handle is missing its wood the blade is complete but the whole bayonet is pitted but with some original colour in places it is in relic condition partly rusty but still very solid and not braking up at all it has been very well cleaned perfect to display or for any collection. The bayonet was recovered from near the River Ancre at Beaumont-Hamel on the July-November 1916 battlefield on the Somme.The bayonet comes with A5 laminated information card.

The Capture of Beaumont-Hamel was a tactical incident that took place during the battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916) in the Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November) during the second British attempt to take the village. The village had been attacked on 1 July, the first day of the Somme and the German 2nd Army defeated the attack, inflicting many British and Newfoundland Regiment casualties. By early November, the British in the south were ready to attack northwards towards the Ancre River, simultaneous with an attack eastward on the north side of the river to capture Beaumont-Hamel and Serre-les-Puisieux. On 13 November, during the Battle of the Ancre in thick fog, the 51st Highland Division outflanked Beaumont-Hamel on both sides and forced the garrison to surrender.

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