Original German WWII RAD Labor Service Custom Wood and Steel Shovel Shaped Sign with Hand Painted Insignia Russian Artwork & Posters Western Australia as Commander

Western Australia as Commander

The lock is marked ENFIELD / 1864 below the cap bolster

- WWII M1923 USMC Marked cartridge belt with bubble wrap in pouches to give them shape

though it is missing the outer layer of copper

This pattern of insignia likely appeared in 1944

Original German WWII RAD Labor Service Custom Wood and Steel Shovel Shaped Sign with Hand Painted Insignia Russian Artwork & Posters Western Australia as CommanderOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original German WWII period custom made RAD, or Reichsarbeitsdienst, decorative sign constructed in the form of a shovel. Measuring approximately 36" overall, it combines a wooden handle with a curved steel shovelhead bearing a large hand painted RAD insignia. The Reichsarbeitsdienst, or Reich Labor Service, was the German state labor organization responsible for compulsory labor service, public works,