German WWII Dated Entrenching Tool Hand Select:No The handle of the shovel

The handle of the shovel is comprised completely of wood

The fact remains that these Tissue "Mulberry Leaf" Maps are possibly the very last remaining examples of these exceptionally rare and early Covert Maps of WW2

crack-handled Breda M-37 Feed Strip Loader contained in its own wood carry case which converts into the Loading Platform when operating

Both models were carried in cylindrical corrugated metal Cans with a hinged cover

protecting the map

German WWII Dated Entrenching Tool Hand Select:No The handle of the shovelOriginal 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