Difference between revisions of "ARBAEJARSAFN OPEN AIR MUSEUM"
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We were very fortunate, during the research visit to Iceland in 2010, to be given access to this Open Air Museum, despite it being the closed season. This was largely due to our guide Stephan Valsson, being such a well-known character, and having such excellent powers of persuasion. | We were very fortunate, during the research visit to Iceland in 2010, to be given access to this Open Air Museum, despite it being the closed season. This was largely due to our guide Stephan Valsson, being such a well-known character, and having such excellent powers of persuasion. | ||
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The concept of the Museum will be familiar to anyone who has visited the [http://www.beamish.org.uk/ Beamish Open Air Museum] of the North of England, for example. | The concept of the Museum will be familiar to anyone who has visited the [http://www.beamish.org.uk/ Beamish Open Air Museum] of the North of England, for example. | ||
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To read the Wikipedia entry please click on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rb%C3%A6jarsafn here]. | To read the Wikipedia entry please click on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rb%C3%A6jarsafn here]. | ||
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| − | The following photographs were taken during our visit - readers can imagine our reaction when one of the display items turned out to be a Pattern 1907 Bayonet issued to the 10th Durham Light Infantry! | + | The following photographs were taken during our visit - readers can imagine our reaction when one of the display items turned out to be a [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30001276 Pattern 1907 Bayonet] issued to the 10th Durham Light Infantry! The Battalion, and indeed the rest of the Brigade, was still using this "sword bayonet" of First World War vintage as it was matched to their issue Lee-Enfield rifles, which were of the same period. The Brigade was not issued with the standard No. 4 Lee-Enfield and the accompanying "spike" bayonet until April 1944. |
Revision as of 08:42, 17 October 2017
We were very fortunate, during the research visit to Iceland in 2010, to be given access to this Open Air Museum, despite it being the closed season. This was largely due to our guide Stephan Valsson, being such a well-known character, and having such excellent powers of persuasion.
The concept of the Museum will be familiar to anyone who has visited the Beamish Open Air Museum of the North of England, for example.
To read the Wikipedia entry please click on here.
To access other internet descriptions of the Museum please click here to see the Web page related to Reykjavik Museums.
The following photographs were taken during our visit - readers can imagine our reaction when one of the display items turned out to be a Pattern 1907 Bayonet issued to the 10th Durham Light Infantry! The Battalion, and indeed the rest of the Brigade, was still using this "sword bayonet" of First World War vintage as it was matched to their issue Lee-Enfield rifles, which were of the same period. The Brigade was not issued with the standard No. 4 Lee-Enfield and the accompanying "spike" bayonet until April 1944.
