Original German WWI Era Short Entrenching Tool Shovel with WWII Leather Carrier - Service Worn Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia and is definitely one of

and is definitely one of the better examples that we have seen

and was probably made for displaying inside rooms

These patent markings are definitive for a Schofield model

many recipients were now in different units

depending upon the user’s needs and accessory equipment

Original German WWI Era Short Entrenching Tool Shovel with WWII Leather Carrier - Service Worn Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia and is definitely one ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used German WWI Era Kleines Schanzzeug (Short Entrenching Tool) Shovel, which is a design that originally came about in the 1880s, but was still being made relatively unchanged in size and shape during the WWII Period. The main differences between the early and later produced examples were markings as well as construction methods. All utilized a short wooden handle riveted to a rectangular