Original German WWII Square Head Entrenching Tool With Carrier Vietnam The grooved rubber hose grip

The grooved rubber hose grip around the round metal hilt is in fine shape with no rips

as worn by members of the militia-like force established on November 9

indicating that this rifle was produced with the rifled barrel

along with a post war repainted basket belt drum

Original German WWII Square Head Entrenching Tool With Carrier Vietnam The grooved rubber hose gripOriginal Item: Only One Available. The entrenching tool was a basic item issued to all EM NCOs and was issued with a specific carrying case that was to be worn on the load carrying waist belt. Originally the non folding entrenching tool utilized by the Germany army in WWII was a carryover of the WWI and Reichswehr era M1887 entrenching tool until November 12, 1938 when a new improved folding shovel was introduced to replace the earlier non folding