Entrenching Tool Shovel Cross Maker Mark uniform The leather is soft and

The leather is soft and flexible

It has an ad inside for cigarette picture books

repaired if need be and re-issued the following fall

This is a front line piece that would have been used in forward positions and not just in the rear

maybe even refill it with enough Nivea for the entire unit

Entrenching Tool Shovel Cross Maker Mark uniform The leather is soft andThis is either a pre war shovel sold on the civilian market for camping or to the HJ etc or perhaps just a very early post war civilian shovel. It has a decal for a sport haus in Stuttgart on the handle. It is a little smaller than typical army e tools. There is a Maltese cross maker mark. It was painted blue at one point in time and that has partly been stripped off. There are a few small worm holes in the handle; nothing that should effect its