German WWII Dated Entrenching Tool Hand Select:No Now withdrawn from Government sale

Now withdrawn from Government sale

folding buttstock and box magazine

come complete with chin straps and have an impressive red and very deep green enameled county coat of arms

these rifles required less conversion

The Mark V was used until the late-1980s at which point the British replaced all steel helmets with the Mark 6

German WWII Dated Entrenching Tool Hand Select:No Now withdrawn from Government saleOriginal Item: The schanzzeug used by the German WWII soldier was a direct legacy from his comrades in the First World War. Stamped steel spade or shovel blade, around 50cm (22 inches) in length, welded at the support and riveted to a wooden handle, it did not undergo any noticeable design change for nearly 50 years. These shovels are German (possibly Austrian Swiss) manufacture and all bear World War Two markings! Offered in good to very good sturdy