Passage West Collection 4: A Bayonet from Hop Island, Cork Harbour

Bayonet found on Hop Island between Passage West and Rochestown. This is a 1907 pattern bayonet and would originally have been fitted to a SMLE (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) rifle. Lee Enfields were widely used by the IRA during the War of Independence and by both sides in the Civil War.

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