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Originally Posted by fougasse1940
Blankenberghe is the old spelling of Blankenberge on the Belgian coast, just southwest of Zeebrugge, perhaps abbreviated on the bayonet? Only problem is, I don't think any major battles warranting such a souvenir took place there? Was there perhaps some significant R&R facility?
Rgds, Thomas
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More likely the town was where the wife and family of returning veterans could have had a holiday while the husband/father was walking around the old Belgian battlefields.
Blankenberghe was a swishy sort of seaside place, and why not knock up some more souvenirs for sale to the rich tourists?
I should imagine that the factory had the basic bayonet and fixed whatever town names to it that they thought would sell.