German WW2 type Wehrmacht Full Size Entrenching Shovel: Round Nose French Field Equipment also referred to as German

also referred to as German Reich Railway

ship APOLLO by Purvis and Mitford in 1809

The kukri came to be known to the Western world when the East India Company came into conflict with the growing Gurkha Empire

A note on sizing- M1916 liners being a bit more primitive than the later WW2 liners

German WW2 type Wehrmacht Full Size Entrenching Shovel: Round Nose French Field Equipment also referred to as GermanOriginal Item: These are the WW2 era "T" handled Full Size Entrenching Shovels as used by WW2 German Infantry & Artillery Units and often seen strapped to the sides of Tanks and other Military Vehicles. These have the classic characteristic "Round" noses of the period, see "Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933 1945" by Angolis and Schlicht, page 191. Blades are heavily painted so no apparent markings are visible but classic in the WW2