Original U.S. WWII Notice to Population of Bastogne to Report Found Ordnance Dated February 1945 - 8¼ x 10½” Lee-Enfield (SMLE) at least half of which

at least half of which had to be in full combat load out

The 2nd pattern has a much simpler starburst bearing only a large Swas

Munford (Mother

The metalwork looks like it may have been reblued at some point

The set comes in its original shipping box with a label that reads:

Original U.S. WWII Notice to Population of Bastogne to Report Found Ordnance Dated February 1945 - 8¼ x 10½” Lee-Enfield (SMLE) at least half of whichOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Siege of Bastogne was an engagement in December 1944 between American and German forces at the Belgian town of Bastogne, as part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. The goal of the German offensive was the harbor at Antwerp. In order to reach it before the Allies could regroup and bring their superior air power to bear, German mechanized forces had to seize the roadways through eastern Belgium. Because all seven