Original Austrian WWII Short Entrenching Shovel Hand Select:No This is the Steel constructed

This is the Steel constructed MG08 double barrel carrier

and the gun has been known thus ever since

and will fit up to approximately a 42-43-inch waist

German WW2 style MG 42 LMG Spare Barrel Carrier complete with closing clasp and web sling

Original Item: Not a reproduction

Original Austrian WWII Short Entrenching Shovel Hand Select:No This is the Steel constructedOriginal Item: A few of these rare short entrenching shovels remain. Constructed of a wooden handle with steel spade and rivets. Fair condition. No Visible Markings. Overall length: approximately 20 inches Blade length: approximately 7 inches Blade Width: approximately 6 inches